[R1 Adopt a resolution which recognizes Charlene Osborn, Clerk/Elections Specialist III, with the Shasta County Clerk & Registrar of Voters Office as Shasta County’s Employee of the Month for March 2026.]

TO R1, WHERE ADOPT A RESOLUTION WHICH RECOGNIZES CHARLENE OSBORNE, CLERK, ELECTIONS SPECIALIST. 3, WITH THE SHASTA COUNTY CLERK AND REGISTER OF VOTERS OFFICE, AS SHASTA COUNTY'S EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH FOR MARCH 2026.

AND WE HAVE MR. CURTIS IN HERE. THANK YOU, BOARD.

CHARLENE OSBORNE STARTED WORKING FOR SHASTA COUNTY REGISTERED VOTERS BACK IN 2012. SHE'S BEEN THERE 14 YEARS AND HAS WORKED HERSELF UP THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT THE WHOLE TIME. SHE'S A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE, MAKES HERSELF AVAILABLE TO ALL WHO NEEDS ASSISTANCE, AND THAT INCLUDES NEW TEAM MEMBERS IN THE VOTER REGISTRATION PROCESS. AND HELPING ME ALONG THE WAY, TOO, BECAUSE I HAD SOME CATCHING UP TO DO.

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DURING THE LAST ELECTION, THERE WERE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES WHERE WE INCREASED OBSERVATION, AND THAT'S AFFECTED THE SIGNATURE VERIFICATION PROCESS BECAUSE WE HAD TO GO SLOWER SO PEOPLE COULD SEE WHAT WE'RE DOING. SHE ADAPTED, VOTED THE CHANGES, NEVER COMPLAINED, AND STILL MAINTAINED EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE.

IN THE LAST ELECTION, SHE PROCESSED OVER 60,000 SIGNATURES FOR VERIFICATION, AND SHE TOOK TIME TO CHECK EVERY VALID SIGNATURE AGAINST PAST ONES. AND CONSTANTLY PERFORMED ADDITIONAL RESEARCH WHEN NECESSARY.

FOR MATH PEOPLE LIKE ME, THAT MEANS SHE HAS PROCESSED OVER 1.5 MILLION SIGNATURES FOR SHASTA COUNTY'S ELECTION DEPARTMENT. SHE'S METICULOUS IN HER WORK, NEVER COMPLAINS, AND IS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF SHASTA COUNTY'S ELECTION DEPARTMENT. CHARLIE. EARL V.

CURTIS. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK? YOU DON'T HAVE TO.

NO, JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR THE AWARD. SO I WANT TO THANK MY PARENTS TOO FOR HAVING ME PULL LOTS OF WEEDS AS A CHILD, SO I'M USED TO DOING THINGS REPETITIVELY, OVER AND OVER. ALL RIGHT.

SUPERVISOR LONG, WOULD YOU LIKE TO READ THAT PROCLAMATION? THANK YOU, CHAIR. IT'S MY HONOR TO READ THIS. AND SO.

WHEREAS, THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF SHASTA HAS ADOPTED THE SHASTA COUNTY EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION PROGRAM TO IDENTIFY EXCEPTIONAL EMPLOYEES WHO DESERVE TO BE RECOGNIZED AND HONORED FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO COUNTY SERVICE. AND WHEREAS SUCH RECOGNITION IS GIVEN TO EMPLOYEES MEETING THE CRITERIA OF THE PROGRAM, NAMELY EXCEPTIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE, PROFESSIONALISM, HIGH ETHICAL STANDARDS, INITIATIVE, INNOVATION, TEAMWORK, PRODUCTIVITY. AND SERVICE AS A ROLE MODEL FOR OTHER PUBLIC EMPLOYEES.

AND WHEREAS, THE SHASTA COUNTY EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION COMMITTEE HAS CONSIDERED ALL CURRENT NOMINATIONS FOR THE SHASTA COUNTY EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH. AND WHEREAS, CHARLENE OSBORNE STARTED WORKING FOR THE CLERK AND REGISTRAR OF VOTERS IN 2012 AS A CLERK ELECTIONS SPECIALIST 1.

SINCE THEN, SHE HAS RISEN THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT TO HER CURRENT POSITION AS A CLERK.

ELECTIONS SPECIALIST 3.

WITH HER MORE THAN 14 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, CHARLENE HAS A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE AND MAKES HERSELF AVAILABLE TO ALL WHO NEED ASSISTANCE.

THIS INCLUDES TRAINING NEW TEAM MEMBERS IN THE VOTER REGISTRATION PROCESS.

DURING THE LAST ELECTION, THERE WERE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE PROCESS TO ALLOW FOR INCREASED OBSERVATION, WHICH AFFECTED THE SIGNATURE VERIFICATION PROCESS. AND CHARLENE ADAPTED WELL TO THESE CHANGES, WHILE STILL MAINTAINING EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE TO VOTERS. CHARLENE ANCHORED THE VOTER REGISTRATION TEAM, PROCESSING OVER 60,000 SIGNATURE VERIFICATIONS, TAKING TIME TO CHECK EACH BALLOT SIGNATURE AGAINST THE PAST ONES, AND CONSTANTLY PERFORMING ADDITIONAL RESEARCH WHEN A SIGNATURE WAS QUESTIONABLE.

CHARLENE'S ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND METICULOUS WORK ETHIC MAKES HER AN ESSENTIAL PART OF KEEPING VOTER ROLLS UP TO DATE AND ACCURATE. THESE ARE THE SAME CHARACTERISTICS THAT MAKE HER SUCCESSFUL IN PROCESSING THOUSANDS OF PETITION SIGNATURES WITHIN A LIMITED AMOUNT OF TIME, A PROCESS THAT IS TEDIOUS AND TIME-CONSUMING, MAKING HER AN ASSET TO THE DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS THE WHOLE COMMUNITY. WHEN WORKING WITH MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, CHARLENE IS ALWAYS PROFESSIONAL, KIND, ATTENTIVE, AND INFORMATIVE. CHARLENE TAKES THE TIME TO EXPLAIN DEPARTMENT PROCEDURES TO QUESTIONING MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, ENSURING THEY ARE CONFIDENT IN THE STEPS REQUIRED.

CHARLENE ADAPTS QUICKLY TO CHANGING JOB DUTIES, ALWAYS READY TO MOMENTARILY DIVERT FROM THE TASK SHE IS PERFORMING.

TO ASSIST OTHER MEMBERS OF HER TEAM AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHEN THEY NEED ASSISTANCE.

DURING THE PAST ELECTION, THERE WERE TIMES WHEN ALL STAFF WERE BUSY ATTENDING TO VOTERS. AND CHARLENE WOULD IMMEDIATELY STOP SIGNATURE VERIFICATION AND DIVERT HER ATTENTION TO ASSIST THE TEAM WITH PROVIDING CUSTOMER SERVICE TO VOTERS. AS A RESULT OF HER EFFORTS AND THE EFFORTS OF THE VOTER REGISTRATION TEAM, WAIT TIMES FOR VOTERS WERE KEPT LOW. WITH PROCEDURAL CHANGES CAN COME ADDED STRESS, AND CHARLENE IS RESPECTED BY THE TEAM SHE WORKS FOR, WITH HER PERSONALITY JUST AS MUCH AS HER KNOWLEDGE BASE, AS SHE FREQUENTLY MAKES THE ENTIRE DEPARTMENT LAUGH WITH HER QUICK WIT AND CHARM.

THROUGH IT ALL, CHARLENE WORKS WELL UNDER PRESSURE, WITHOUT SACRIFICING ACCURACY, CONSISTENTLY COMPLETING THE WORKLOAD OF TWO OR THREE EMPLOYEES.

CHARLENE IS AN INCREDIBLE ASSET TO THE SHASTA COUNTY ELECTIONS OFFICE, AND THEY ARE FORTUNATE TO HAVE HER AS PART OF A DEPARTMENT THAT REPRESENTS

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THE VOICE OF THE COMMUNITY.

THE KNOWLEDGE THAT CHARLENE PROVIDES IS INVALUABLE AND MAKES THE DEPARTMENT STRONGER, WHILE MAKING LIFE EASIER FOR HER TEAM AND SHASTA COUNTY CITIZENS. DESPITE PROCEDURAL CHANGES, INCREASED WORKLOAD, AND CONSTANT INTERRUPTION, CHARLENE CONTINUES TO PERFORM AT AN EXCEPTIONAL LEVEL. AND IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT EVERY PUBLIC EMPLOYEE SHOULD STRIVE FOR.

FOR THE REASONS STATED ABOVE, THE EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS CHARLENE OSBORNE, CLERK, ELECTION SPECIALIST 3, IN THE SHASTA COUNTY ELECTIONS OFFICE, BE SELECTED AS EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH FOR MARCH OF 2026. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT. CHARLENE OSBORNE, CLERK, ELECTION SPECIALIST 3 IN THE SHASTA COUNTY CLERK ELECTIONS OFFICE, IS HEREBY NAMED SHASTA COUNTY EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH FOR MARCH 2026. AND I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT THIS RESOLUTION.

OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR LONG, A SECOND BY SUPERVISOR CRYE.

BEFORE WE TAKE THAT VOTE, IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? YES, CHAIR, WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER. OKAY. LAURA LUCERO.

GOOD MORNING TO EVERYBODY HERE WHO'S ATTENDING THE MEETING.

TODAY IS SUPPOSED TO BE A SPECIAL DAY FOR CHARLENE. AND TO RECOGNIZE THAT SHE DOES A GREAT JOB IN THE ELECTION DEPARTMENT, AND SHE'S BEEN THERE FOR 15 YEARS, ALL OF HER HARD WORK.

BUT I, AS A CITIZEN, MY CONCERN IS, AND CONGRATULATIONS, CHARLENE, AND MY CONCERN IS THAT SHE HAD TO MAKE SOME CHANGES AND TOLERATE EVERYTHING THAT MR. CLINT CURTIS HAS BEEN DOING IN THE ELECTION DEPARTMENT.

AND IT'S ICE SADLY, HAVE TO SAY SHE HAS TO. THERE'S NO OTHER CHOICE FOR HER TO DO.

IT'S TO DO WHAT HE TELLS HER TO DO.

FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, HE DOESN'T LIKE PEOPLE WITH KNOWLEDGE OR WISDOM BECAUSE HE FEELS THREATENED BY THAT.

EITHER YOU DO WHAT HE SAYS OR HE FIRES YOU. SO BE CAREFUL TO THOSE WHO HAVE KNOWLEDGE AND WISDOM. THANK YOU. AND WITH THAT, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND TAKE THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. AYE. PASSES 5-0. I BELIEVE, CHARLENE, I BELIEVE SUPERVISOR LONG HAS SOME ITEMS FOR YOU. OKAY. THIS IS THE GOOD PART, RIGHT? LET'S GET THIS ROLLING, RIGHT? YEAH, EXACTLY.

OKAY, SO? THIS INCLUDES A $30 AMAZON GIFT CERTIFICATE DONATED BY THE DEPARTMENT HEAD FORUM, A $20 DUTCH BROTHERS GIFT CERTIFICATE DONATED BY THE SHERIFF'S ADMINISTRATION ASSOCIATION, A $35 REDDING PUBLIC MARKET GIFT CERTIFICATE DONATED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, AND A $25 GIFT.

CERTIFICATE DONATED BY THE SHASTA COUNTY VETERANS AFFILIATED COUNCIL. AND I'LL GIVE THAT TO YOU. AND THEN WE

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HAVE. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS, CHARLENE.

[R2 Adopt a resolution commending Sheriff's Office Deputy K-9 Toni for her service to Shasta County and honoring her discharge from service (Sponsored by Supervisor Long).]

MOVING ON, R2, ADOPT A RESOLUTION COMMENDING SHERIFF'S OFFICE DEPUTY K-9 TONY FOR HER SERVICE TO SHASTA COUNTY AND HONORING HER DISCHARGE FROM SERVICE. THIS IS SPONSORED BY SUPERVISOR LONG.

THANK YOU, CHAIR. THIS IS QUITE AN HONOR FOR BOTH HANDLER, KYLIE, AND HER K-9 TONY.

HAVING SERVED AS A FORMER CANINE OFFICER MYSELF, I KNOW WHAT THAT SACRIFICE TAKES TO TRAIN A DOG, TO WORK WITH A DOG, AND TO PRESENT.

AND AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LOVE TO CALL UP SHERIFF JOHNSON TO MAKE THE... THERE YOU ARE. I LAST SAW YOU BACK IN THE BACK. THANK YOU, SHERIFF. THANK YOU. I'M DOING THIS JUST FOR FUN BECAUSE I DON'T REALLY NEED TO BRING IT UP. CAN I GET KYLIE AND TONY UP FRONT, PLEASE? WELL, THANK YOU, CHAIR, SUPERVISORS. THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS A SUCCESSFUL CANINE WITHOUT A GOOD HANDLER, AND CONSEQUENTLY, THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS A SUCCESSFUL HANDLER WITHOUT A GOOD CANINE. IT IS, IN FACT, A TEAM, AND THE TEAM IS CAREFULLY SELECTED, HIGHLY TRAINED.

SKILLED AND PUT TOGETHER OUT IN THE COMMUNITY TO SERVE AS A TEAM. AND SOMETIMES THOSE TEAM MATCHUPS WORK, AND SOMETIMES THOSE DON'T. AND WHAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU IS AN EXEMPLARY CASE OF A TEAM WHO HAS DONE EXTREMELY WELL FOR THE COMMUNITY AND FOR THIS AGENCY. ALTHOUGH TONY IS BEING RETIRED MAYBE A LITTLE BIT EARLY, IT IS A BUSINESS DECISION.

BECAUSE KYLIE HAS BEEN IN THE MAJOR CRIMES UNIT AND SERVED HER TIME IN THERE. ALONGSIDE HER WAS TONY HELPING HER MAKE THOSE CASES. AND NOW KYLIE IS GOING BACK TO PATROL, AND TONY GETS THE LUXURY OF ENJOYING RETIREMENT A LITTLE BIT EARLIER THAN PROBABLY NORMAL. THERE'S NO SECRET THAT I'M A LITTLE PARTIAL TO THE FLOPPY-EARED LABRADORS, WHICH ARE THE BEST DOGS ON PLANET EARTH. AND WHEN WE PUT THEM IN A WORKING CONDITIONS LAW ENFORCEMENT, THEY PERFORM EXCEPTIONALLY WELL, NOT ONLY IN DOING THEIR DUTIES OF DETECTION, BUT ALSO AS A PUBLIC RELATIONS TYPE OF CONNECTION WITH THE COMMUNITY. AND KYLIE AND TONY HAVE DONE SO MANY OF THOSE DEPLOYMENTS, AND SO MANY, BOTH PR DEMONSTRATIONS AND CONNECTIONS WITH KIDS AND VICTIMS, AS WELL AS MAKING CASES ON PREDATORS AND EVIDENCE RECOVERY FOR US. SO IT'S HARD TO HAVE HER AND TONY RETIRE AS A TEAM. WILL TONY RETIRE AS PART OF THE TEAM? THE LEVEL OF RESPECT THAT KYLIE AND TONY HAVE EARNED IS EVIDENT BY THE NUMEROUS FOLKS YOU SEE LINED ALONG THE BOARD CHAMBERS TODAY.

ALL COMING OUT TO WISH THEM WELL. AND TO CONGRATULATE HIM. SO I THANK YOU, BOARD, FOR TAKING THE TIME AND HONORING THEM AND SEEING TONY OFF INTO HER GREAT YEARS LEFT WITH KYLIE. SHE'LL BE RETIRED TO KYLIE. KYLIE WILL KEEP TONY AND LIVE WITH TONY FOR THE REST OF TONY'S YEARS.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, KYLIE. THANK YOU FOR ALL THE HARD WORK WITH TONY. THANK YOU, SIR. DO YOU WANT ME TO MAKE A MOTION? THANK YOU, SHERIFF. APPRECIATE THAT PRESENTATION AND GOOD JOB.

APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE AND YOU'LL BE WITH THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND YOUR DOG WILL ENJOY RETIREMENT. THAT'S AWESOME. SO I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ADOPT THIS RESOLUTION HONORING CANINE TONY FOR HER SERVICE TO SHASTA COUNTY. ALL RIGHT.

SUPERVISOR HARMON SECONDED IT.

WE GOT A MOTION BY SUPERVISOR LONG, SECONDED BY SUPERVISOR HARMON. DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS, MS. ANGEL? NO, CHAIR, WE DO NOT. OKAY.

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AND WITH THAT, WE'LL TAKE THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. PASSES 5-0.

LET'S TAKE A PICTURE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, KYLIE. THANK YOU, TONY. THANK YOU, SHERIFF, AND ALL YOUR STAFF. OKAY, MOVING ON. THAT'S A HARD ACT TO FOLLOW,

[R3 Receive an update from the County Executive Officer on County issues and consider action on specific legislation related to Shasta County’s legislative platform and receive Supervisors’ reports on countywide issues.]

BUT WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO R3. RECEIVE AN UPDATE FROM THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER ON COUNTY ISSUES AND CONSIDER ACTION ON SPECIFIC LEGISLATION RELATED TO SHASTA COUNTY'S LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM. AND RECEIVE SUPERVISOR'S REPORTS ON COUNTYWIDE ISSUES. CEO RECORD.

GOOD MORNING, CHAIRMAN KELSTROM, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, DAVE RICKERT, COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER, REPORTING. FIRST, GOOD NEWS FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT. THE SHASTA COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY HAS RECEIVED A SECTION 8 MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENT PROGRAM SCORE OF 96%, MAKING THEM A HIGH-PERFORMING HOUSING AUTHORITY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING 6-30-2025. THE SECTION 8 MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENT PROGRAM IS A PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT TOOL USED BY HUD TO EVALUATE HOW EFFECTIVELY PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITIES ADMINISTER THE SECTION 8 HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER PROGRAM. THE HOUSING AUTHORITY RECEIVED A 96% LAST YEAR ALSO. BEFORE THEM, WE'LL CONTINUE TO STRIVE TO RECEIVE HIGH PERFORMANCE SCORES. MOVING ON TO OTHER BUSINESS, SATURDAY, I ATTENDED THE SHASTA COUNTY VETERANS AFFILIATED COUNCIL VETERANS ADVOCATE OF THE YEAR AWARD BANQUET, HOSTED AT THE WIND RIVER EVENTS CENTER. IT WAS GRATIFYING TO SEE THE SUPPORT VETERANS HAVE IN SHASTA COUNTY.

FINALLY, THIS IS A NICE SEGUE INTO A REPORT I RECEIVED FROM JANINE TAPPEL FROM THE DISTRICT EXECUTIVE.

SCOUTING OF AMERICA, FORMERLY NOTED AS THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA, NOTIFIED VETERAN SERVICE OFFICER TROY PAYNE THAT THE GOLDEN EMPIRE COUNCIL HAS NOTED HIS EXCEPTIONAL HEART FOR PUBLIC SERVICE AND COMMUNITY.

AND TROY'S CONTINUED CONTRIBUTIONS. THEY ARE PRIVILEGED TO NAME TROY PAYNE, OUR VSO, AS THEIR OFFICIAL HONOREE FOR THEIR UPCOMING ANNUAL FUNDRAISING DINNER TO BE HELD AT THE WIND RIVER EVENT CENTER, MARCH 27TH AT 7PM.

THIS CONCLUDES MY REPORT.

THANK YOU, CEO RICKERT. I THINK WE'LL GIVE SUPERVISOR LONG A TIME TO CATCH HIS BREATH HERE, SO SUPERVISOR PLUMMER. GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. A FEW UPDATES. ONE, I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY AND PUBLIC DEFENDER AROUND APPLYING

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FOR SOME FUNDING FOR SOFTWARE THAT WILL HELP THEM PROCESS THE BODY CAMERA FOOTAGE AND OTHER DIGITAL MEDIA. SO AS WE TALKED ABOUT, PROBABLY GOING BACK ABOUT A YEAR NOW, AS ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES HAVE MOVED TOWARDS HAVING BODY CAMERAS, THAT PRODUCES A TON OF DIGITAL. YOU KNOW, VIDEO FILES, EXCUSE ME, THAT THEN NEED TO BE REVIEWED AND PROCESSED, AND THAT CAN BE PRETTY TIME INTENSIVE IF IT'S DONE MANUALLY. AND SO WE'RE LOOKING TO SECURE SOME FUNDING, BOTH THAT WILL KIND OF HOUSE AND STORE ALL THAT, BUT THEN ALSO USE SOME MORE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES TO IDENTIFY, YOU KNOW, WHERE IS THERE, YOU KNOW, WHERE IS THERE SOMETHING OF IMPORTANCE. SAY, YOU HAVE TWO HOURS OF VIDEO, IT CAN IDENTIFY, YOU KNOW, LOOK AT THIS, YOU KNOW, 10-MINUTE WINDOW. IT ALSO WILL INCLUDE TRANSLATION SERVICES THERE AS WELL. SO WE'RE LOOKING TO APPLY FOR SOME FUNDING THAT WOULD BE ABLE TO SECURE THAT FOR THE NEXT NINE YEARS. SO HOPEFULLY THAT WILL COME THROUGH. WE'LL FIND OUT IN THE COMING MONTHS. I ALSO WAS ABLE TO MEET WITH DR. DOUG MCMULLEN, WHO IS, I BELIEVE, A FAMILY PHYSICIAN, BUT HAS WORKED PRETTY EXTENSIVELY IN THE ADDICTION AND OPIOID SPACE. AND HE HAS TALKED ABOUT THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL MEDICALLY ASSISTED TREATMENT FOR THOSE ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL. SO JUST IN MERCY HOSPITAL LAST YEAR, THERE WAS ABOUT 1,200 PEOPLE WHO WERE ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR OTHER MEDICAL REASONS. WHO HAD, YOU KNOW, I BELIEVE, I BELIEVE, THE ACTUAL TERM, YOU KNOW, WAS IT HAD AN ADDICTION. AND RIGHT NOW, THOSE FOLKS ARE NOT NECESSARILY RECEIVING MEDICALLY ASSISTED TREATMENT. AND SO ABOUT 10 PERCENT OF THEM ACTUALLY LEAVE THE HOSPITAL BEFORE THEY'RE MEDICALLY DISCHARGED. SO, AGAINST THE INTERESTS OF THE PHYSICIANS. SO THEY DON'T GET SAY THEY HURT THEIR ARM OR HURT THEIR LEG. THEY'LL LEAVE THE HOSPITAL BECAUSE THEY ARE ADDICTED TO THE OPIOIDS AND NEED TO FIND, YOU KNOW, THOSE SUBSTANCES. AND SO WE'RE LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW, IS THERE, THERE USED TO BE A PROGRAM CALLED THE BRIDGE PROGRAM, AND THAT HAS OPERATED IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM, BUT CAN WE EXTEND THAT TO THE BROADER POPULATION? SO THAT PEOPLE ARE STAYING IN THE HOSPITAL, RECEIVING THE MEDICAL CARE THEY NEED, AND SETTING THEM ON A PATH TO RECOVERY? AND, YOU KNOW, BREAKING FREE FROM THAT. AND ONE STAT HE SHARED WITH ME IS THAT FOR THOSE WHO ARE ON OPIOIDS, IF THEY TRY AN ABSTINENCE-BASED APPROACH, SO BASICALLY THEY JUST SAY, YOU KNOW, STOP USING IT.

OVER A FIVE-YEAR PERIOD, THEY HAVE ABOUT A 10% SUCCESS RATE. IF THEY USE MEDICALLY-ASSISTED TREATMENT PLUS COUNSELING, THEN IT'S ABOUT 67%. SO THERE ARE SOME OPPORTUNITIES THERE TO, WHEN WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO ARE ALREADY ENGAGING WITH THE SYSTEM, TO BE MORE EFFECTIVE IN HELPING THEM GET OFF OF OPIOIDS. SO WE'RE LOOKING AT WAYS THAT THAT CAN BE FUNDED IN A SUSTAINABLE WAY GOING FORWARD. I ALSO WAS ABLE TO TALK WITH I'M QUINTON FROM THE SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER, AND THERE WE HAD SOME CONVERSATIONS AROUND AI AND THEIR USE OF IT. THEY HAVE ACCESS TO A REALLY POWERFUL TOOL CALLED PLACER AI. THAT CAN GIVE INFORMATION ABOUT DIFFERENT BUSINESSES AND INDUSTRIES IN THE COMMUNITY AND HELP INFORM FUTURE PLANNING. AND THEY'RE ALSO GOING TO BE PARTICIPATING IN OUR AI TASK FORCE GOING FORWARD. THE OTHER THING, THOUGH, IS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT IS A WHAT'S CALLED AN INDUSTRY CLUSTER ANALYSIS, WHICH IS WHERE WE LOOK AT THE ECONOMY OF SHASTA COUNTY. AND WE SAY, WHERE DOES IT MAKE SENSE TO KIND OF DOUBLE DOWN AND FOCUS OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS? AND IF WE WERE TO PICK, SAY, THREE INDUSTRIES, WHICH OF THOSE THREE WOULD MAKE SENSE? NOT THAT THAT WOULD BE EVERY ECONOMIC ACTIVITY IN SHASTA COUNTY, BUT THAT THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WE FOCUS ON. WE CONCENTRATE RESOURCES THERE. AND SO THEY HAVE EXAMPLES OF DOING THAT TYPE OF ANALYSIS IN OTHER COMMUNITIES. AND SO I'M LOOKING TO KIND OF LEVERAGE SOME OF THEIR TOOLS TO BE ABLE TO DO SOMETHING SIMILAR IN SHASTA COUNTY. SO THAT WE CAN REALLY SAY, HERE'S OUR ECONOMIC IDENTITY, HERE'S WHERE WE WANT TO FOCUS AND REALLY FOCUS OUR RESOURCES ON THAT GOING FORWARD. ONE LAST UPDATE IS I WAS ABLE TO CAME ACROSS SOME SOURCES THAT WERE TALKING ABOUT USING DATA LIKE WASTEWATER DATA TO IDENTIFY SPIKES IN DRUG USE AND DIFFERENT DRUGS THAT ARE IN THE COMMUNITY. AND THEN YOU CAN TAKE MORE PREEMPTIVE ACTION VERSUS SEEING A STRING OF OVERDOSES AND THEN SAYING, OKAY, NOW WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING. AND SO JUST HAD A MEETING YESTERDAY WITH A TEAM FROM SONOMA COUNTY, AS WELL AS OUR DIRECTOR OF OUR SHASTA SUBSTANCE USE COALITION. TO EXPLORE DIFFERENT DATA SOURCES THAT WE COULD POTENTIALLY GET ACCESS TO, THAT WOULD HELP US BE AHEAD OF

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THAT AND THEN TAKE MORE PREVENTATIVE ACTION. WHEN WE'RE SEEING A SUBSTANCE INTRODUCED INTO THE COMMUNITY, BECAUSE THERE'S CONSTANT CHANGES AND EVOLUTIONS IN TERMS OF THE DRUGS THAT ARE COMING.

SO MORE TO COME ON THAT, BUT SOME INTERESTING TOOLS THAT ARE EMERGING IN TERMS OF BEING ABLE TO ANALYZE WHAT WAS PREVIOUSLY KIND OF JUST A MESS OF DATA AND BE ABLE TO DRAW SOME CONCLUSIONS FOR IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR PLUMMER.

SUPERVISOR CRYE. THANK YOU, CHAIR. SO, IT'S BEEN A WILD PAST FEW MONTHS, SO I APOLOGIZE FOR MISSING THE LAST MEETING.

THIS IS GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT OF A REPORT, SO IT'S GOING TO TIE INTO REALLY THE HEALTH CARE INITIATIVE THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON OR THAT I STARTED WELL OVER A YEAR AGO. WHEN I STARTED THIS PROCESS, I DIDN'T HAVE A GENERAL PRACTITIONER.

DIDN'T HAVE A LOT OF MEDICAL SERVICES MYSELF. I JUST KNOW WE NEEDED ACCESS TO CARE. AND SINCE THE LAST, LIKE, FOUR MONTHS, NOW I'M WORKING ON GETTING MY OWN GENERAL PRACTITIONER. I'M WORKING ON GETTING MY OWN CARDIOLOGIST.

AND I HAVE AN ONCOLOGIST. SO I REALLY FEEL THE MEDICAL CHALLENGES I'VE GONE THROUGH HAVE BEEN ACTUALLY A BLESSING IN SO MANY WAYS. BECAUSE I'M NOW GETTING TO NAVIGATE MANY DIFFERENT HEALTH PATHS OF PEOPLE TRYING TO GET DOCTORS. SO WHEN PEOPLE TALK ABOUT THE STRUGGLE OF GETTING A SPECIALIST. I MEAN, I'M GUESSING I'M PROBABLY GOING TO HAVE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS, PROBABLY IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS, BUT I'M NOT TRYING TO MAKE LIGHT OF IT.

BUT I AM MORE AWARE THAN EVER OF THE MEDICAL SHORTAGES THAT WE HAVE IN THIS COUNTY. SO I WOULD ASK PEOPLE TO WATCH THIS. PLEASE REACH OUT TO ME WITH YOUR STORIES BECAUSE MANY OF YOU HAVE REACHED OUT. I HAVE A MEETING NEXT WEEK. I MET DR. PAN AT THE, WELL, MY BROTHER-IN-LAW GOT THE THE MEDAL OF VALOR AWARD FOR THE STATE FOR THE HIGHWAY PATROL.

SO SHE WAS AT THAT WITH A LOT OF OTHER DIGNITARIES OVER A YEAR AGO. WELL, SHE'S HERE NEXT WEEK, CORRECT, CEO RICKERT? DOES THAT MEAN NEXT WEEK? THAT IS CORRECT. SO I'LL BE SPENDING AN ENTIRE DAY WITH HER, AND I WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO PRINT OUT SOME DIFFERENT EXAMPLES.

AND SHE IS THE STATE'S PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICER. SO I'M REALLY WANTING TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION, BE EXTREMELY IMPACTFUL, WITH REAL STORIES ABOUT PEOPLE THAT ARE STRUGGLING HERE IN SHASTA COUNTY THAT NEED MEDICAL CARE.

I'VE WORKED WITH ASSEMBLYWOMAN HADWICK'S OFFICE THE PAST FEW WEEKS. THEY SUBMITTED TO THE BUDGET PANEL ABOUT, I THINK IT WAS $500,000 AS THEY'RE SEEKING FOR FUNDING FOR DR. DANUKA AND THE COMMITTEE WE'VE CREATED TO HAVE SOME MORE RESOURCES TO BE ABLE TO GO VISIT OTHER COMMUNITIES, OTHER MEDICAL SCHOOLS IN THE U.S. BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY RIGHT NOW, THE GROUP THAT'S DOING IT, THEY'RE JUST SELF FUNDING IT AND DOING THAT. AND SO WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE STATE LEAN IN.

BECAUSE AGAIN, I THINK THERE'S NO BETTER PLACE THAN A MEDICAL SCHOOL OR INCREASING MEDICAL SERVICES HERE IN SHASTA COUNTY. SO MORE TO FOLLOW.

DEFINITELY AT OUR NEXT MEETING WITH THAT AFTER I SPEND THE DAY WITH DR. PAN AND HER TEAM NEXT WEEK.

LAST THING I WANT TO COMMENT ON IS I'VE SPENT QUITE A BIT OF TIME WITH DIRECTOR COLEMAN AND THIS ITEM. THAT IS NOW OUR FOUR. IT WAS ON THE LAST AGENDA, AND IT'S BEEN A YEAR IN THE MAKING.

WITH CONSTANTLY LOOKING AT HOW WE'RE INVESTING OUR DOLLARS, WHAT THE RETURN IS, AND MAKING SURE WE HAVE QUANTIFIABLE RESULTS. I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. SO IT'S BEEN A YEAR PROCESS TO GET TO HERE. I'M THANKFUL THAT THIS ITEM IS A REGULAR CALENDAR ITEM, SO I'LL SAVE MY COMMENTS FOR THAT. AND WITH THAT, I'LL GIVE THE REST OF MY TIME. THANK YOU, CHAIR.

THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR CHRIST.

SUPERVISOR HARMON. YOU KNOW, I'M GLAD YOU'RE DOING GOOD.

LOTS OF PRAYERS OUT TO YOU.

BUT I DO WANT TO SAY THAT SUPERVISOR LONG, AND I PROBABLY WILL GET A LITTLE MORE CONSIDERATION FOR THE OLD PART OF IT. HE'S ALWAYS TEASING US ABOUT BEING THE TWO OLDEST ONES ON THE BOARD. YES, AND THANK YOU FOR BEING BACK. I WAS TRYING TO BE REALLY NICE AND NOT SAY SOMETHING THAT HIS WIFE WOULD GET MAD AT ME OVER. OKAY, ALL RIGHT. SO ON THE 24TH, SUPERVISOR KELSTROM, CHAIRMAN KELSTROM, AND I ATTENDED THE CATTLEMEN'S IN ANDERSON.

THAT'S ALWAYS A GREAT MEETING FOR ME. I LOVE THE CATTLEMEN, AND I LOVE THE THE CAMARADERIE THAT YOU FEEL IN THE ROOM, WHICH BRINGS UP WOLVES, AND WE NOW HAVE A PACK OF WOLVES IN THE VALLEY BETWEEN HERE AND THE FOOTHILLS TO THE EAST. I KEEP BRINGING IT UP BECAUSE IT'S NOT GOING TO GO AWAY AND IT'S GOING TO GET WORSE. AND I KNOW EVERYBODY, NOT EVERYBODY, BUT A FEW PEOPLE WANT TO SAY, OH MY GOSH, HE'S GOING TO TALK ABOUT WOLVES AGAIN. WELL, I'M GOING TO KEEP TALKING ABOUT WOLVES. AND PRETTY SOON, I'M GOING TO PROBABLY START TALKING ABOUT GRIZZLY BEARS. SO THAT'S

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ON THE LIST, TOO. AND THEN ON THE 26TH, I WENT TO THE SHASTA REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION, THE BOARD. 9 A.M. I'D LIKE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET, BECAUSE I WENT TO THAT THING AT 9 A.M. AND THEN I HAD TO BE AT THE NORTEC MEETING AT 10 DOWN IN ANDERSON, THAT WAS KIND OF LATE FOR ONE. AND YEAH, WHO SETS THAT UP IS THAT? SPREAD THEM APART JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE. BUT IT TENDED THAT TENDED THAT ONE AND THEN WENT TO THE NORTEC. WHICH IS THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, WENDY'S ANATOLY'S IN CHARGE.

SHE'S DOING US A GOOD JOB, AND THAT'S PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN WORKFORCE AND BUSINESS AND PROMOTING ECONOMIC GROWTH FOR SHASTA COUNTY. AND THEN ON THE FIRST, I WENT UP TO HAT CREEK COMMUNITY HALL.

AND, OF COURSE, I'M RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF RANCH COUNTRY.

BUT IT WAS REALLY MOSTLY ABOUT THE VOLUNTEER FIRE. AND NOW THEY'RE KIND OF IN THE MIDDLE BETWEEN CASTLE AND WITH THE OLD STATION, SORRY, AN OLD STATION. AND OLD STATION HAS ONE VOLUNTEER FIREMAN LEFT, AND I DON'T THINK HE'S EVEN FUNCTIONING RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE I THINK HE'S LIKE 80 YEARS OLD, BUT NO DISRESPECT TO HIM. BUT I THINK THAT DEPARTMENT'S A LITTLE OFF THE HOOK. AND THEN CASTLE'S SHUT DOWN, SO YOU'VE GOT HACKRICK VOLUNTEER FIRE. THAT'S IN THE MIDDLE, AND THEY'RE GOING BOTH DIRECTIONS, TRYING TO KEEP UP, AND THEY'RE DOING A GOOD JOB IN THERE. GREAT BUNCH OF PEOPLE AND IT'S SUCH A SUCH A NICE FEELING WHEN YOU GO INTO THOSE, BECAUSE EVERYBODY KNOWS EVERYBODY, IT FEELS LIKE A FAMILY ENVIRONMENT. AND THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE. THEY'RE JUST SO CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE COMMUNITY. IT'S HARD TO REPLACE THAT BUT BUT THEY ARE STRUGGLING WITH ALL THE NEW. AND AND I NEED TO, I NEED TO GET THESE ALL OUR SUPERVISORS TO TO GET ON BOARD WITH. THEY GOT TO COME DOWN HERE. I THINK IT'S 11 TIMES TO COMPLETE TRAINING AND THESE ARE VOLUNTEERS, SO THEY GOT OTHER JOBS, THEY DON'T NEED TO BE GOING.

THESE ARE NEW REGULATIONS, THESE ARE, THESE ARE, AND THERE'S GOT TO BE SOME WAY. WE CAN SEND SOMEBODY UP AND DOUBLE UP ON THE TRAINING AND HELP THEM OUT SO THAT THEY CAN GET THAT TRAINING DONE. AND I THINK THEY'RE PROBABLY THE FURTHEST VOLUNTEER DEPARTMENT OUT IN THE COUNTY AND THEY. IT'S JUST A HARDSHIP TO TRY TO GET THEM DOWN HERE AND I.

WE GOT TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO SUPPORT THAT AND HELP THEM IN, YOU KNOW, FUNDING. AND MAYBE GET SOMEBODY FROM THE TRAINING DOWN HERE TO JUST GO UP THERE AND SHARE THAT BURDEN OF GETTING TRAINING DONE IN A REMOTE AREA SO FAR AWAY.

ARE YOU GUYS FEELING ALL THAT? WE'LL WORK ON IT. YES. THANK YOU. SHOUT OUT TO THEM FOR DOING SUCH A GOOD JOB UP THERE IN THAT COMMUNITY. I GOT TO HURRY UP. I DON'T USUALLY HIT THAT BEEPER NOISE ON THE, SORRY. ON THE 2ND, I WENT AND MET WITH CHRISTINE AARON, CHRIS COLEMAN, AND DISCUSSED THE BUDGETS FOR HER DEPARTMENT. WHAT A GREAT JOB THEY'RE DOING. I DON'T FEEL LIKE WE'RE IN NEAR AS MUCH TROUBLE AS THE REST OF THE STATE IS, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF COMING AND A LOT OF CHALLENGES WHERE THE STATE'S GOING TO BE SHORTING US ON PROMISED FUNDING. MORE TO BE BROUGHT IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS ON THAT. THANKS, CHRISTY, FOR ALL THE INFORMATION.

ON THE 3RD, WE HAD THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS EMERGENCY MEETING.

OF COURSE, EVERYBODY IS AWARE OF THAT. AND THEN ON THE 7TH, WHICH WAS SATURDAY NIGHT, WE HAD THE PALISADRO PARK NORTH STATE WINE FUNDRAISER.

THEY DID A GOOD JOB. I THINK WE, I HAVEN'T HEARD THE RESULTS, BUT I THINK WE DID GOOD RAISING FUNDS FOR THAT.

THEY NEED TO. THEY WERE, AND THEY HAD A 1920S, THE 20S ERA. YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO DRESS UP LIKE MY WIFE SAYS, YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO DRESS UP LIKE THE 20S. I SAID, I'M PRETTY SURE COWBOYS WERE STILL DRESSING LIKE THIS IN THE 20S. SO I'M GOING LIKE, I USUALLY DRESS. AND WHEN I SHOWED UP, WE HAD THE PALISADRO RODEO GROUP THERE.

THEY WERE ALL WEARING COWBOY HATS. MY WIFE SAID, DON'T WEAR A COWBOY HAT TO THE 1920S. WELL, I SHOULD HAVE WORN MY COWBOY HAT, BUT OKAY. AND THEN ON THE 9TH, WHICH WAS YESTERDAY, I MET WITH RICKERT. WELL, I MET WITH RICKERT AND COUNCIL LARIMER AND DISCUSSED A BUNCH OF THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO GO OVER TODAY. AND TALKED

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TO SHERIFF JOHNSON LAST NIGHT ABOUT THE DOG PROGRAM. AND I WAS GLAD TO HEAR THAT THAT DOG PROGRAM IS GOING TO KEEP GOING HARD AND STRONG IN SPITE OF A FEW CHALLENGES.

BUT WITH THAT, I'LL - I'M DONE. THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR HARMON. SUPERVISOR LONG. THANK YOU, CHAIR. GREAT TO SEE EVERYONE. WELCOME. SO, AS EVERYONE KNOWS, I SIT ON THE SHASTA COUNTY FIRE SAFE COUNCIL BOARD, AND WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON OUR STRATEGIC PLAN FOR A FIVE-YEAR PLAN, AND HOPE SETH HAS COME IN, AND SHE'S THE ONE THAT WORKED ON THE STRATEGIC VISION PLAN WITH THE COUNTY. HERE, AND SO SHE'S, SHE'S HELPING WITH THE PROCESS AT THAT AND EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE SHASTA FIRE SAFE COUNCIL HAS BEEN AWARDED A PG&E GRANT AND IT'S CALLED THE OLD SWASEY OLD SHASTA SWASEY FUELS REDUCTION PROJECT. SO IT'S A VEGETATION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE BEEN AWARDED THE GRANT FOR. AND I'M EXCITED TO SEE THAT GET STARTED, REDUCING FUELS IN OUR COMMUNITY. I ATTENDED THE GREATER REDDING CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 47TH ANNUAL GALA, AND IT WAS A LEGENDS AND LEADERS GALA, AND I HAD THE PLEASURE OF PRESENTING CERTIFICATES ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO VARIOUS RECIPIENTS, INCLUDING BUSINESSES, NONPROFITS, PEOPLE WHO MAKE OUR COMMUNITY SPECIAL. AND A BIG CONGRATULATIONS TO CITIZEN OF THE YEAR, MARY RICKERT. I WAS ABLE TO GIVE HER HER CERTIFICATE AS WELL. SO THAT WAS A VERY SPECIAL NIGHT. A LOT OF FUN. I'VE MET WITH AD HOC COMMITTEES. I WON'T GET INTO THAT, BUT WE HAD A MEETING. I'LL JUST EXPLAIN IT BRIEFLY, BUT WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE ARE DEVELOPING THE FIVE STRATEGIC GOALS FOR THE COUNTY THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED THROUGH OUR PROCESS. AND SO WE HAD STATUS UPDATES AND WE HAD EACH OF THE DEPARTMENT HEADS LEADING THESE INDIVIDUAL TEAMS. THAT ARE EACH TASKED WITH DEVELOPING GOALS. SO I SIT ON THE COMMITTEE FOR THE FIRE RESILIENCE AND THE CODE ENFORCEMENT. SO THOSE TWO WERE PRESENTED, AND OTHER COMMUNITIES FROM HHSA, CHRISTY COLEMAN PRESENTED ON THE UPDATES WITH ACCESS TO MEDICAL CARE, AND THEN WE HAD CEO RICKERT KIND OF PRESENT ON THE GOAL THAT HE'S TAKING, WHICH IS BETTER COMMUNICATION.

AND THE FINAL ONE, I, THAT WAS ACCESS TO MEDICAL CARE CORRECTIONS, COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS. SO WE HAD KIND OF A GENERAL UPDATE ON THAT ONE. ANYWAY, LET'S SEE HERE. I MET WITH CAL FIRE BEN ROWE AND WITH FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS FROM SHASTA COUNTY FIRE SAFE COUNCIL, AND WE DISCUSSED PRESCRIBED BURN ASSOCIATION, PBA. PROJECTS THAT WERE TRYING TO GET GOING IN OUR COMMUNITY FOR TAKING CARE OF SOME OF THIS WILDFIRE, VEGETATION MANAGEMENT. SO MET WITH THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY, WE DISCUSSED HER OFFICE AND STAFFING LEVELS, AND SHE WAS FORTHRIGHT WITH ME ABOUT A LOT OF CONSIDERATIONS. AND FINALLY, I WAS JUST GOING TO TALK ABOUT ONE OF THE RETIRED JUDGES. I RAN INTO HIM AND WE WERE TALKING AND HE, HE THOUGHT THERE MAY HAVE BEEN MEMORABILIA LEFT BEHIND IN THE OLD COURTHOUSE.

SO I SAID, GREAT, LET'S GO LOOK FOR IT. SO JEN ROSSI AND I WENT OVER THERE, TOURED THE BUILDING, AND WE FOUND THESE REALLY COOL HISTORIC PLAQUES THAT ARE STILL MOUNTED IN THE FRONT LOBBY.

THERE, RIGHT BEFORE THE METAL DETECTORS.

AND IT TALKS ABOUT THE ANNEX RECONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. IT HAS ALL THE NAMES AT VARIOUS STAGES. THERE WERE THREE PLAQUES, AND SO I MADE ACCOMMODATIONS WITH GENEROSITY TO HAVE THOSE SECURED AND BRING THOSE, AND THOSE ARE BEING STORED IN THE CAO'S OFFICE. THIS RETIRED JUDGE ALSO TOLD ME ABOUT HISTORIC WOODWORKING THAT WAS UP IN ONE OF THE COURTROOMS THAT HE WAS AWARE OF, AND IT HAS REALLY HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE. AND I COULDN'T DO IT JUSTICE, BUT SO I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN GET THAT TO THE PROPER PLACE AS WELL, GIVEN ITS HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE. AND SO I WOULD I SAY ALL THIS TO THROW OUT SUGGESTIONS FOR WHERE FOLKS WOULD SEE IN OUR COMMUNITY WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME OF THESE HISTORIC PLAQUES AND MAYBE THE WOODWORK.

THE EATON HOUSE HAS BEEN GIVEN

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TO ME. WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL BECAUSE WE CAN'T GIVE AWAY PUBLIC FUNDS AND WE CAN'T GIVE AWAY. COURTHOUSE MEMORABILIA, IF YOU WILL, TO INDIVIDUALS.

SO IT WOULD HAVE TO BE TO SOME KIND OF A GROUP. AND MAYBE HAVE TO LEASE IT OR SELL IT FOR A DOLLAR OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT TO MAKE THE SALE LEGAL.

BUT I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM OUR PUBLIC AS TO SUGGESTIONS WHERE THESE, THESE PLAQUES CAN GO, AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.

THANK YOU. NO, IT'S NOT AGENDIZED. SORRY. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR LONG.

ALL RIGHT. AS SUPERVISOR HARMON SAID, WE HAD A CATTLEMAN MEETING ON THE 24TH. JOHN INGRAM WAS PRESENT. AND THEN ON THE 26TH, WE HAD A CERTA MEETING, WHICH IS THE SHASTA REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AGENCY BOARD. SUPERVISOR PLUMMER, THANK YOU FOR SITTING IN AS THE ALTERNATE FOR SUPERVISOR CRYE. AND SINCE SUPERVISOR CRYE WAS NOT THERE, WE MADE HIM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CERTA. SO CONGRATULATIONS, CHAIRMAN CRYE, ON THAT CERTA APPOINTMENT.

AND THEN THAT NIGHT, I WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE A FIREWISE MEETING OUT IN HAPPY VALLEY. SO AT THE CLEAR CREEK WATER DISTRICT MEETING THE WEEK BEFORE, THEY HAD ANNOUNCED THAT THEY WERE GOING TO HAVE THEIR FIREWISE MEETING. AND I HADN'T SEEN THOSE FOLKS IN A WHILE, SO I WAS KIND OF LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT, EXCEPT I GOT OUT THERE. AND IT WAS JUST MYSELF AND CAITLIN, WHO NORMALLY FILMS THEM, AND SHE WAS THE ONLY ONE THERE.

SO I CONTACTED SOME PEOPLE, AND THEY ANNOUNCED THEY WERE GOING TO HAVE THE FIREWISE MEETING, BUT NOBODY SHOWED UP. AND THEN, ON THE 27TH, WE HAD THE REPUBLICAN CENTRAL EVENT DOWN AT THE GAIA HOTEL. THEY HAD SOME, THE GUEST SPEAKERS WERE, ONE GUY WAS RUNNING FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS FOR CALIFORNIA. I THINK WE HAD A SECRETARY OF STATE THERE. AND GREAT SPEAKERS, GREAT EVENT.

IT WAS A GREAT EVENING. AND THEN ON THE FIRST, I HAD THE ANDERSON SENIOR CENTER BREAKFAST IN ANDERSON. AND AGAIN, SHOUT OUT TO TRISH CLARK. SHE DOES AMAZING WORK THERE. ON THE FOURTH, I HAD A GENDER REVIEW WITH CEO RICKERT AND STEPHANIE BLANKENSHIP. AND THEN ON THE 6TH, I WENT TO, WE CALL IT NACWA, BUT IT'S NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WATER ASSOCIATION. MEETING DOWN IN CHICO AT SIERRA NEVADA BREWERY. AND IT'S AN ALL-DAY EVENT. THEY HAD A LOT OF GUEST SPEAKERS FROM THE STATE LEVEL, AS WELL AS THE FEDERAL LEVEL.

IT'S A VERY GOOD MEETING, AND I GO EVERY YEAR. I THINK THIS IS MY THIRD YEAR. AND THEN ON SUNDAY, I WAS ACTUALLY OUT IN MANTON BECAUSE SWEET SHOOTS CAFE OUT THERE, WHICH IS NOW CLOSED TEMPORARILY. THEY HAD A WATER ISSUE. THAT WAS THE LAST DAY THEY WERE OPEN. CLAMPERS HAD THEIR MONTHLY MEETING OUT THERE, AND I ALWAYS ENJOY VISITING WITH THE CLAMPERS. SO AFTER THEIR MEETING, I WENT OUT THERE AND JOINED THEM AND HAD SOME FUN WITH THE CLAMPERS.

AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT.

[PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD - OPEN TIME]

SO, ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON.

WE'LL GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT BEFORE CONSENT. DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS? YES, SIR. THERE ARE FOUR SPEAKERS. FOUR SPEAKERS, REALLY? ALL RIGHT. EVERYBODY GETS THREE MINUTES. WE'LL START WITH DON DUCKETT, FOLLOWED BY DOLORES LUCERO, BENJAMIN NGUYEN, THEN NICK GARDNER. IF I CALLED YOUR NAME, PLEASE GET IN THE QUEUE. GOOD MORNING, BOARD. THANK YOU FOR THE THREE MINUTES. I WOULD LIKE THE BOARD TO RECONSIDER THE UPCOMING RESTRICTIONS IN JULY ON PUBLIC COMMENT BECAUSE THEY SIGNIFICANTLY LIMIT THE PUBLIC'S ABILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DECISIONS THAT YOU MAKE.

REGARDING THE TWO MINUTES THAT IS GOING TO BE STANDARDIZED, ON PAPER, TWO MINUTES SOUNDS REASONABLE, BUT IT'S BARELY ENOUGH TIME TO EVEN INTRODUCE THE BASICS OF VERY COMPLEX ISSUES, AND ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE GOING TO COUNT THE WALK-UP TIME. AND ALSO THE NOTION OF LIMITING CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS' ABILITY TO ONLY COMMENT ON A CERTAIN NUMBER OF AGENDA ITEMS PER MEETING. I DON'T WANT TO EVEN GET STARTED ON THAT, BUT ALL I HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THAT IS THAT PUBLIC COMMENT SHOULDN'T BE SOMETHING THAT IS TREATED OR RATIONED BY THE GOVERNMENT. SO I'M RESPECTFULLY ASKING THE BOARD TO FIND A WAY TO MANAGE THESE MEETINGS WITHOUT LIMITING THE VOICES OF THE PEOPLE THAT YOU SERVE.

BECAUSE THE STRENGTH OF THESE MEETINGS SHOULD NOT BE MEASURED BY HOW QUICKLY THEY OCCUR. BUT BY HOW WILLING YOU, AS OUR LEADERS, ARE WILLING TO LISTEN TO US, THE PEOPLE THAT YOU SERVE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS DOLORES LUCERO, FOLLOWED BY BENJAMIN NGUYEN, THEN NICK GARDNER. I'VE GOT A COUPLE CONCERNS REGARDING HOW YOU RUN THESE MEETINGS AND WHAT YOU VOTE AND WHAT YOU DO, AND BEHIND THE SCENES. YOU'RE ALLOWING CLINT CURTIS TO COMMIT FRAUD IN THE ELECTION DEPARTMENT, AND QUITE A FEW, YOU KNOW WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON, AND I GET IT. YOU DON'T WANT TO BE ENGAGED, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU ARE ALLOWING CITIZENS, REGULAR CITIZENS TO DO YOUR JOB, TO

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ABLE TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY DON'T MOVE FORWARD TO COMMIT FRAUD. AND I'VE BEEN SAYING THIS FOR A LONG TIME, AND YOU GUYS ARE NOT WILLING TO LISTEN. WELL, WE'RE TIRED OF LISTENING, AND I'M NOT GOING TO SAY WHAT'S COMING. AND I'M TELLING YOU RIGHT NOW, YOU ALL ARE RELIABLE FOR NOT DOING YOUR JOB AND NOT STEPPING UP AND NOT BEING HONEST. MR. PLUMMER, YOU ARE IN DISTRICT 4. YOU NEED TO DO MORE FOR OUR CITIZENS. BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T DO MORE FOR OUR CITIZENS, YOU ARE ALLOWING FRAUD IN OUR ELECTION COMING UP. AND I MEAN FRAUD, AND I'LL SAY IT. THEY'RE COMMITTING FRAUD. THEY'RE ENGAGING IN FRAUD IN THE ELECTION. AND I'M SO PISSED OFF THAT YOU GUYS ARE WASTING OUR TAX DOLLARS TO JUST SIT THERE AND JUST DO WHATEVER YOU WANT AND PICK YOUR OWN AGENDA AND BRING YOUR OWN AGENDA TO THE PUBLIC. AND SAY, THIS IS WHAT WE WANT, THIS IS WHAT WE WANT TO SEE IN OUR COUNTY. YOU DO WHAT YOU WANT, BUT WHAT ABOUT US? HAVE YOU DECIDED TO ASK US, MR. PLUMMER, WHAT THE CITIZENS WANT IN SHASTA LAKE? HAVE YOU MET WITH EVERYBODY TO SAY, HEY, WHAT DO YOU GUYS WANT TO SEE? OR YOU JUST HAVE YOUR OWN AGENDA, WHAT YOU THINK IS BEST FOR WHAT, BECAUSE WHAT YOU DO AND REPRESENT 501C3S. I'M TELLING YOU RIGHT NOW, I AM SO PISSED AND I CAN'T EVEN TALK TO YOU. BECAUSE I KNOW THE LITIGATION IS GOING ON, BUT THERE'S ELECTION FRAUD TAKING PLACE RIGHT NOW. WHAT'S HIS NAME? MR. CLINT CURTIS IS ALLOWING FOR PEOPLE TO ENGAGE TO COMMIT FRAUD IN THERE. THE PEOPLE WHO'S BEEN SAYING THAT IT'S THE OTHER SIDE, I'M TELLING YOU RIGHT NOW, THEY'RE COMMITTING FRAUD. AND I KNOW HOW THEY'VE DONE IT. AND I HAVE. WE HAVE. THINGS THAT WE COULD PROVE 100% WITHOUT A DOUBT, THEY'RE COMMITTING FRAUD.

BUT THE LEGAL COUNSEL, AND I UNDERSTAND WHY HE DID WHAT HE DID IN THE PAST ABOUT LAURA HUB AND THEIR GROUP SUING THEM.

I GET IT. AND I KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT WHAT THEY'VE BEEN DOING.

AND I READ EVERY DETAIL.

BUT I'M TELLING YOU RIGHT NOW, IF YOU IGNORE THIS, YOU WILL BE LIABLE. AND YOU'RE GOING TO SEE WHAT'S GOING TO COME DOWN. AND I'M JUST SO FUCKING PISSED OFF BECAUSE THAT'S RIGHT. YOU HEARD ME. WHAT ABOUT MR. NICK GARDNER'S CALLING THE JANE DOE A BITCH? YOU THINK IT'S OKAY FOR THEM TO SAY THAT? THANK YOU. NEXT UP IS BENJAMIN NGUYEN, FOLLOWED BY NICK GARDNER. ALL RIGHT. I'M PLEASED TO SEE THAT WE HAVE A THREE MINUTE CLOCK. I'M PROBABLY NOT GOING TO USE ALL OF IT, BUT I'M ACTUALLY SUPER PLEASED TO SEE THAT. YEAH, I DO SHARE SOME OF DON'S SENTIMENTS ABOUT PUBLIC SPEAKING. AND I MEAN, I'M SORT OF THE LIVING EMBODIMENT OF THAT. I'VE BEEN ARRESTED BY THIS BOARD. AND SO IS MY WIFE, WHO, INCIDENTALLY, IS GOING TO BE OFF OF HOUSE ARREST TOMORROW. SO, YOU KNOW, LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING HER AT FUTURE MEETINGS. THERE'S A LOT GOING ON BEHIND THE SCENES.

I THINK I ALLUDED TO THAT PREVIOUSLY. BUT I, I DO BELIEVE THAT THIS BOARD HAS THE CAPABILITY TO PUT THINGS BEHIND THEM AND TO MOVE FORWARD. I DO ALSO BELIEVE THAT THIS ELECTION IS GOING TO BE QUITE CONSEQUENTIAL FOR SEVERAL OF THE MEMBERS OF THIS BOARD. ACTUALLY, ALL OF THE MEMBERS, DEPENDING ON HOW IT GOES. WE'LL HOPEFULLY SEE A NEW DIRECTION, AND WE'LL SEE A TYPE OF POLITICS THAT GOES BEYOND PERSONAL VENDETTAS AND VINDICATION. THANK YOU. AND OUR LAST SPEAKER, NICK GARDNER. I HAVE A SUPERVISOR. OKAY, SUPERVISOR. I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY SOMETHING WITH COUNCIL. DOES THE BOARD HAVE THE ABILITY TO ARREST PEOPLE? I MEAN, DID THE SHERIFF RELINQUISH HIS POWER TO US WHERE WE CAN ARREST PEOPLE? NO, THE SHERIFF HAS THE AUTHORITY TO ARREST THEM. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE BECAUSE I MISSED A MEETING. AND I THOUGHT MAYBE THE SHERIFF CAME IN AND GAVE THE BOARD THE POWER TO ARREST PEOPLE. THANK YOU, SUPERVISOR CRYE. ACTUALLY, I LIKE THE TWO MINUTES. I GET TIRED OF SOME OF THESE COMMENTS THAT JUST GO ON AND ON AND ON. I WANTED TO SAY ABOUT CLINT CURTIS FIRING PEOPLE WHO DON'T FOLLOW HIS DIRECTION. ACTUALLY, HE'S THE BOSS. DOESN'T HE HAVE THE RIGHT TO FIRE SOMEBODY THAT DOESN'T WANT TO DO THEIR JOB THE WAY HE WANTS IT DONE? AND I'D QUESTION DOLORES TO TELL US WHAT FRAUD'S GOING ON. SHE'S ALWAYS COMPLAINING ABOUT FRAUD, BUT SHE NEVER EXPLAINS WHAT THE FRAUD IS. SO THAT'S MY THOUGHTS ON THAT.

AND IF TWO MINUTES ISN'T ENOUGH UP HERE, YOU CAN E-MAIL THE SUPERVISORS, AND YOU CAN TALK ALL YOU WANT TO. OKAY?

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FORTY-FOUR MILLION DOLLARS.

THAT'S HOW MUCH THE COUNTY PAID IN UNFUNDED PENSION LIABILITIES, ALONG WITH THE REGULAR PENSION SERVICE. AND YOU GUYS MANAGED TO CREATE SOME RESERVES OUT OF STARTING IN THAT HOLE. I APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH.

THAT'S LEARNING HOW TO WATCH YOUR MONEY, PINCH YOUR PENNIES. THE CITY OF REDDING COULD LEARN SOME THINGS FROM YOU GUYS. SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU. I CAME OUT IN FAVOR OF MEASURE B, ALTHOUGH IT IS AGAINST THE CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION. IT'S A SHOT ACROSS THE BOW HOW THE PUBLIC FEELS ABOUT VOTER ID, AND THAT'S THE REASON I DO IT.

AND I UNDERSTAND YOUR POSITION OF STANDING UP AGAINST IT. SO HAVE A GREAT DAY. I DIDN'T NEED THREE MINUTES. ALL RIGHT.

[CONSENT CALENDAR]

THANK YOU. MOVING ON. SO ITEM C4 HAS BEEN PULLED FROM CONSENT BY SUPERVISOR CRYE AND ITEM C7 HAS BEEN PULLED FROM CONSENT BY SUPERVISOR PLUMMER. I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE REST. SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. A MOTION MADE BY SUPERVISOR CRYE, SECOND BY SUPERVISOR PLUMMER. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. PASSES 5-0. ALL RIGHT. SO

[C4 Appoint the following members to the Assessment Appeals Board: (1) Ken Murray, to serve the remainder of a three-year term to September 7, 2026; and (2) Josh Divine, to serve the remainder of a three-year term to September 4, 2028.]

LET'S TAKE UP C4. SUPERVISOR CRYE. YEAH, JUST REALLY QUICK. I WANTED TO PULL THIS JUST BECAUSE I THINK ANY TIME WE HAVE SOME OF THESE BOARDS AND THERE'S, I'VE ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT LIKE HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE RECRUITED, WHAT WAS THE POOL OF PEOPLE LIKE, AND SO I JUST ASKED TO PULL THIS JUST TO HAVE THE CONVERSATION, BECAUSE THE APPEALS BOARD IS A VERY IMPORTANT ONE. IT MATTERS GREATLY TO THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY. AND I WANTED TO JUST HAVE THIS PULLED. SO ANYTIME WE PUT PEOPLE ON BOARDS FOR ESPECIALLY EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME, I WANT TO KNOW WHO WE'RE PUTTING THERE. SO I KNOW ONE OF THE GENTLEMEN THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE APPOINTED WITH THE C4 WAS ONE OF THE SPEAKERS HERE LAST MEETING. HE CAME AND SPOKE LAST MEETING.

SO DO WE KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE APPLIED? DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? WE DO HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT. THERE ARE FIVE SPEAKERS. OKAY. LET'S GET THE PUBLIC COMMENT, THEN. OKAY. WE WILL START WITH DOLORES LUCERO, FOLLOWED BY KEN MURRAY, ROCKY SLAUGHTER, THEN ALAN KNOTT. IF I CALLED YOUR NAME, PLEASE GET IN THE QUEUE. AND ONE OTHER THING I'LL SAY WHILE THE FIRST SPEAKER'S COMING UP IS WE ALL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECRUIT PEOPLE, BUT THERE'S AT ONE TIME WE HAD LIKE 84 BOARDS OR COMMITTEES. AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S HARD TO SOMETIMES FIND PEOPLE, BUT WHEN YOU ACTUALLY PUT IT OUT THERE, MUCH LIKE THE MOSQUITO VECTOR BOARD, LIKE, ONCE YOU START TALKING ABOUT IT, A LOT OF PEOPLE COME OUT AND SAY, HEY, I WANT TO GET INVOLVED.

THEY JUST DON'T KNOW. SO ANYWAY, THANK YOU, CHAIR.

OKAY. THIS ITEM THAT YOU PULLED, YOU KNOW, AND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, KEVIN, THAT'S NOT TRUE. YOU GUYS ALWAYS DO A CONSENT ITEM.

YOU RUBBER STAMP A LOT OF THESE PEOPLE, GET REAPPOINTED. BUT THE ONLY REASON YOU PULLED THIS ONE OFF, AND I'LL TELL YOU WHY, BECAUSE MR. KEN MURRAY ACTUALLY HAS BEEN AROUND FOR A LONG TIME. HE ACTUALLY FILED A LAWSUIT AGAINST MR. INSAMO. SO I KNOW THAT, MR. PATRICK JONES DOESN'T LIKE MR. MURPHY HERE OR WHATEVER.

KEN, YOU KNOW, MURRAY. AND I KNOW THAT BECAUSE I HAVE THE DOCUMENTS HERE FROM THE COURTHOUSE. AND HE ALSO WAS ACTUALLY... WAS THEY FILED A LAWSUIT AGAINST HIM IN REGARDING UNLIMITED FRAUD.

HIM AND HIS LAW FIRM AND MULTIPLE AGENCIES, THAT'S WHY YOU PULLED IT OFF.

NOT BECAUSE YOU WANT TO BE FAIR WITH PEOPLE. IT'S BECAUSE YOU HAD AN AGENDA TO PULLING IT OFF. BECAUSE EVERY OTHER AGENDA, YOU RUBBER STAMP WHO GETS REAPPOINTED WITHOUT EVEN PULLING THOSE ITEMS OUT OF THE CONSENT ITEMS. SO LET'S GET THAT STRAIGHT. YOU LIAR.

SO, AND THAT'S THE BOTTOM LINE.

YOU LIE AND YOU DECEIVE PEOPLE AND MAKE EXCUSES. SO IF YOU'RE GOING TO DO THIS EVERY TIME, OR IS IT JUST ONLY CERTAIN PEOPLE THAT YOU DON'T LIKE? BECAUSE LET'S GO BACK AND CHECK YOUR PATTERN. HOW MANY TIMES YOU PULL ITEMS THAT WAS UNDER CONSENT ITEM WHEN YOU APPOINT A COUPLE OF PEOPLE? YOU DON'T.

WE KNOW THAT. WE COULD GO BACK AND LOOK AT THE VIDEOS. SO ARE YOU EITHER YOU'RE GOING TO APPOINT HIM OR YOU'RE NOT? BECAUSE THE BOTTOM LINE, I KNOW, YOU KNOW HIM TOO, CHRIS. SO AGAIN, YOU KNOW, HIS RECORD. YOU KNOW THAT PATRICK JONES DOESN'T LIKE HIM. SO I'M SURE YOU'RE GOING TO GO AGAINST HIM. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR.

BECAUSE I KNEW KEVIN WAS GOING TO PULL THAT. TO SAY, OH, BECAUSE HE WANTS TO MAKE SURE WHO WE'RE APPOINTING. NO, THERE'S OTHER PEOPLE YOU APPOINTED WITHOUT PULLING THOSE ITEMS. JUST SO YOU MAKE IT THAT CLEAR.

BECAUSE I THINK IT'S, I THINK IT'S SAD THAT YOU HAVE TO LIE TO CITIZENS INSTEAD OF BEING STRAIGHTFORWARD, YOU LIAR. UP NEXT IS KEN MURRAY, FOLLOWED BY ROCKY SLAUGHTER, ALAN KNOTT, THEN NICK GARDNER. IF I CALLED YOUR NAME, PLEASE GET IN THE QUEUE.

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I DON'T KNOW WHAT, SHE'S A WINGNUT. I HAVEN'T BEEN SUED FOR ANYTHING. AND, YOU KNOW, I VOLUNTARILY SERVE ON THIS BOARD, NOT BECAUSE I NEED THE 40 BUCKS A YEAR. I'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR OVER 50 YEARS. AND THE ASSASSIN'S APPEALS BOARD IS A QUASI-JUDICIAL BODY EVIDENCE ON WHAT THE TAX BASIS SHOULD BE ON A PROPERTY IS PRESENTED BY THE ASSESSOR'S OFFICE. THE PEOPLE WHO APPEAR BEFORE THE ASSESSMENT APPEALS BOARD THINKS THEIR TAXES SHOULD BE LOWER, AND THEY OFTEN HIRE THEIR OWN ATTORNEYS AND APPRAISERS TO MAKE A COUNTER-ARGUMENT.

THE ASSESSMENT APPEALS BOARD MAKES A DECISION BASED ON THE EVIDENCE PRESENTED. LIKE ANY OTHER BOARD OR COMMISSION, IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE NEW PEOPLE WHO DON'T LIKE YOU. IT'S MUCH LIKE BEING A SUPERVISOR. YOU DO IT LONG ENOUGH, PRETTY SOON, EVERYBODY HATES YOU. THAT'S JUST PART OF WHAT GOES WITH THE TURF. WE TRY TO BE OBJECTIVE. WE DON'T ALWAYS FIND IN FAVOR OF THE ASSESSOR'S OFFICE, NOR DO WE ALWAYS FIND IN FAVOR OF THE APPELLANT. I CAN ONLY THINK OF A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS IN THE YEARS I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD WHERE THE APPELLANTS WERE REALLY UPSET. BUT THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS, THEY HAVE TO PRESUME. A COHERENT ARGUMENT ON WHY THE TAXES ARE TOO HIGH.

AND I HEAR A LOT OF INCOHERENT ARGUMENTS. I DON'T HAVE ANY GRUDGES. I'M NOT ON ANYBODY'S SIDE, AND I'M NOT ON ANYBODY'S POCKET. IT'S ABOUT MAKING THE BEST DECISION ONE CAN IN THE POSITION THEY'RE IN, JUST LIKE YOUR JOBS. IF ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS FOR ME. I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM. ANY OF YOU? NOPE, THIS IS YOUR TIME.

WELL, I DON'T NEED ANY MORE TIME. OKAY, THANK YOU. IF YOU DO WANT TO SIT UP WHEN ALL THIS PUBLIC COMMENT IS OVER, I MAY HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS. IF YOU WANT TO SIT CLOSER, UNLESS YOU'RE TRYING TO GET YOUR STEPS IN. UP NEXT IS ROCKY SLAUGHTER, FOLLOWED BY ALAN KNOTT, THEN NICK GARDNER. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR KELSTROM AND THE BOARD. MY NAME IS ROCKY SLAUGHTER AND I SERVE AS COUNSEL FOR BLOCK 7 RETAIL INVESTORS. I WAS HERE LAST MEETING, SO I'LL CUT TO THE CHASE. LAST TIME I DESCRIBED THAT, WE'RE THE OWNERS OF THE DOWNTOWN PARKING STRUCTURE, WHICH WE CAN PROBABLY SEE FROM THIS BUILDING. AND THE COUNTY HAS THAT ASSESSED AT $12.9 MILLION. AND WE GOT A CERTIFIED MAI APPRAISAL THAT SAID THAT THAT GARAGE IS WORTH $2.4 MILLION. AGAIN, $12.9, $2.4. THERE'S A BIG DISAGREEMENT HERE, AND IT'S NOT JUST A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION. IT'S WHO'S APPLYING THE CORRECT FORMULA AND WHO'S APPLYING THE WRONG FORMULA.

AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'VE GOT A BOARD IN FRONT OF US THAT'S GOING TO BE IMPARTIAL AND HASN'T SEEN THE FACTS BEFORE. THE APPOINTMENT THAT IS BEFORE YOU TODAY WAS SOMEBODY THAT SERVED ON A PRIOR BOARD. WHO'S ALREADY HEARD OUR CASE AND ALREADY BROADCAST THE OPINION THAT HE WOULD NOT CHANGE HIS MIND FOR FIVE YEARS. AND HE DID THIS IN OPEN HEARING, SO THIS IS PART OF THE PUBLIC RECORD. SO, YOU KNOW, TODAY I'M HERE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE MOST ARGUED ABOUT FOUR-LETTER F-WORD, FAIR. EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM PAYS PROPERTY TAX OF SOME KIND. THE CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION MANDATES THAT ALL OF OUR PROPERTY TAXES ARE CALCULATED TO REPRESENT THE FAIR MARKET VALUE. AS OF THE LIEN DATE, AND THE LIEN DATE IS JUST JANUARY 1ST. I DON'T SEE A TIMER, BY THE WAY. OKAY. WE GOT TO KEEP IT TO THE APPOINTMENTS OF THE PEOPLE, SO. YES. SO, OKAY. SO, WHEN YOU'RE CONSIDERING THE APPOINTMENTS, I THINK THE ASSESSOR'S OFFICE AND THE CLERK OF THE BOARD SHOULD BE GOOGLING. A LIST OF THE QUALIFIED ATTORNEYS, REAL ESTATE BROKERS, CPAS, AND APPRAISERS IN THE AREA.

WOULDN'T THAT BE FAIR? YOU WOULD CALL THESE PEOPLE AND

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YOU'D ASK THEM TO APPLY.

WELL, I CALLED ALL THESE PEOPLE AFTER I GOOGLED THEIR NAMES, AND NONE OF THEM HAD HEARD FROM EITHER THE CLERK OF THE BOARD OR THE ASSESSOR'S OFFICE.

THEY'VE ONLY CALLED BACK ONE PERSON THAT'S AGREED WITH THEM IN THE PAST. AND I THINK I CAN CONNECT THE DOTS AND SEE WHY.

SO THE MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION WE CAN ASK TODAY OF THIS ENTIRE PROCESS IS, IS IT POSSIBLE TO DECIDE THIS IN THE NEXT MEETING? WHEN THE APPLICANTS THAT ARE IN FRONT OF YOU, WHICH ARE VERY QUALIFIED, THEY'RE THE NAMES YOU SEE ON TV, THEY'RE MAINSTREAM AS YOU CAN GET, THEY'RE ACTIVE IN TODAY'S MARKET. IS IT POSSIBLE TO MAKE THAT DECISION NEXT MEETING? NOT, IS IT GOING TO BE HARD, IS IT POSSIBLE? SO THIS IS ABOUT THE APPOINTMENTS TODAY? CORRECT. OKAY. YES. SO IS IT POSSIBLE TO DECIDE THIS IN THE NEXT MEETING? I THINK THAT'S THE MOST FAIR THING THAT COULD HAPPEN HERE, BECAUSE YOU'LL HEAR ALL THE APPLICANTS, YOU'LL SEE THEIR QUALIFICATIONS, AND MAKE A GOOD DECISION. THAT ENSURES FAIRNESS NOT ONLY FOR US, BUT FOR ALL TAXPAYERS IN THIS COUNTY. EVERYBODY DESERVES A FAIR SHOT OF IMPARTIALITY UNDER THE CONSTITUTION OF CALIFORNIA.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS ALAN KNOTT, FOLLOWED BY NICK GARDNER, AND CHAIR, THAT WILL BE OUR LAST SPEAKER. GOOD MORNING, CHAIR KELSTROM, MEMBERS OF SHASTA COUNTY BOARD. I'M ALAN KNOTT WITH BLOCK 7 RETAIL INVESTORS AND ALSO CEO OF K2 DEVELOPMENT COMPANIES. I GREW UP HERE, GREW UP IN HAPPY VALLEY, AND I CARE TREMENDOUSLY ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY AND ABOUT EVERYONE IN THIS COMMUNITY. I GAVE THE LAST QUARTER OF MY LIFE A DECADE AND A HALF WORKING ON DOWNTOWN. WHEN I MOVED BACK TO REDDING, IT WAS BLIGHT, AND A LOT OF THE ASSETS WERE INTO LIFE, INCLUDING THE EXISTING PART, THE PRIOR PARKING GARAGE. THIS IS REALLY A SITUATION BETWEEN WALL STREET AND MAIN STREET.

IF YOU THINK OF WALL STREET, YOU THINK OF THE COSTCO SHOPPING CENTER AND A LOT OF THE WALL STREET ORGANIZATIONS THAT COME IN THERE. AND WHEN YOU THINK OF MAIN STREET, YOU THINK OF OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY, LOCAL BUSINESS OWNERS, LOCAL PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF.

THEY'RE TRYING TO MAKE THEIR LIVES AND THE COMMUNITY'S LIVES BETTER. PLACE FOR ALL OF US TO HANG OUT. SO THAT'S WHY I FOCUSED MY EFFORTS THERE. IT'S A TIGHT INTO KEN MURRAY AND JOSH DEVINE. OUR REQUEST IS THAT YOU SLOW DOWN THE PROCESS OF APPOINTING TO THE TWO OPEN POSITIONS TO NEXT MEETING. THAT WILL GIVE YOU TIME TO REVIEW ALL THE APPLICANTS.

WE'VE REWORKED THE LAST THREE YEARS WITH THE ASSESSOR'S OFFICE TO APPEAL THEIR CURRENT VALUATION OF THE GARAGE. I KNEW WE WERE AN UPHILL BATTLE WHEN THEY COMPARED THE VALUATION OF THE GARAGE TO A RECENT STARBUCKS TRANSACTION, AND IT WAS JUST APPLES AND ORANGES TO US. WE'VE HIRED AN INDEPENDENT MAI APPRAISER WHO GAVE THE GARAGE A $2.4 MILLION VALUATION VERSUS THE $2.9 MILLION VALUATION CURRENTLY ON THE GARAGE. THE TAXES ARE CURRENTLY TWO TIMES THE REVENUE. SO THIS IS ABOUT KEN MURRAY, CORRECT? OKAY. AND WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO HAVE AN INDEPENDENT APPRAISER, INDEPENDENT APPEALS BOARD.

SEEN OUR CASE. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE TWO APPOINTMENTS TODAY. YEP. OKAY. CORRECT. I'LL GET RIGHT. LET ME WRAP THIS UP BECAUSE I GET WHERE YOU'RE GOING WITH THIS. AND I DON'T.

YEAH. SO, KEN MURRAY WAS ON THE LAST APPEALS BOARD AND FIRMLY STATED THAT HIS OPINION THAT HE WOULD NOT ASSESS THE VALUE OF THE GARAGE FOR AT LEAST FIVE YEARS. SO, TO REASSIGN HIM TO THE BOARD, WHEN WE ALREADY KNOW HIS OPINION ON WHAT THE VALUE OF THE GARAGE IS, THAT HE WOULD NOT REVIEW THE ASSESSED VALUE FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.

IN A WAY, IS STACKING THE BOARD AND NOT PUTTING AN INDEPENDENT VIEW OF THE VALUATION OF THE GARAGE. SO WE'RE ASKING THAT YOU REVIEW, TAKE NEXT MEETING, REVIEW MORE APPLICANTS, GET AN INDEPENDENT FAIR ASSESSMENT REVIEW BOARD IN FRONT OF US. AND AT THAT POINT, WE'LL PRESENT OUR CASE. WE DID HIRE CHUCK RYAN TO DO AN MAI APPRAISAL, AND HE'S THE ONE THAT GAVE US THE VALUE. AND IF WE NEED TO HIRE MORE APPRAISERS, WE WOULD. AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE'RE JUST LOOKING FOR A FAIR SHAKE HERE. OKAY.

THANK YOU. NEXT UP IS NICK GARDNER. AND, CHAIR, THAT IS OUR LAST SPEAKER. THANK YOU, MS. ANGEL. SO, NICK, KEEP IT TIED TO THE TWO APPOINTMENTS TODAY.

YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

I WANTED TO THANK KEN MURRAY.

HE GOT ME INVOLVED WITH THE COMMUNITY, POLITICAL SCENE, WHAT'S GOING ON. HE WAS ON FREE FIRE RADIO, I DON'T KNOW, 15, 20 YEARS AGO. AND I MADE THE COMMENT THAT THE, THE CONTRACT WITH BIG LEAGUE DREAMS WAS RIDICULOUS BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO PAY RENT FOR FOUR YEARS. AND KEN CORRECTED ME. HE SAID THEY, IN FACT, PAID $250,000 THE SECOND YEAR AND THEY WERE GOING TO PAY MORE NEXT YEAR. AND HE CALLED ME IGNORANT. SO, YOU KNOW, I WENT AND GOT A COPY OF THE CONTRACT. AND GUESS WHO WAS IGNORANT? IT WAS KEN MURRAY. HE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HE WAS TALKING ABOUT. I WOULDN'T PUT HIM ON ANY BOARD. AND THEN I SAW WHERE I REMEMBER. AND KEN MURRAY TOOK HIM AND HIS

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ENTOURAGE TO CHINA ON CITY OF REDDING MONEY TO VISIT THEIR SISTER CITY BACK THERE. AND HE TAKES CREDIT FOR BRINGING THE CHINESE IASCO PEOPLE TO REDDING. THEY HAD ALREADY BEEN IN READING FOR A WHILE. SO THERE'S ANOTHER THING THAT IS SUSPECT IN HIS INTEGRITY, IN MY OPINION. AND, OF COURSE, THEY'VE BEEN ACCUSED OF BEING SPIES OUT THERE. AND IT WOULDN'T SURPRISE ME, THIS WOULD BE THE PERFECT PLACE FOR IT, A LITTLE SMALL TOWN, AND THEY'RE OUT ON THE OUTSKIRTS, AND NOBODY'S PAYING ATTENTION.

THAT'S RIGHT, I AM SO SORRY, CHRIS. ANYWAY, THEN, LATER, THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT FIRE DANGER, AND KENT WAS ON THE RADIO, AND HE SAID REDDING HAD A PLAN TO FIX A RING ROAD AROUND REDDING TO CONTROL FIRE, AND THAT WAS A COMPLETE BUNCH OF BS. SO I DON'T THINK KEN MURRAY SHOULD BE ON ANY BOARD.

HE SHOULD RETIRE AND GO HOME.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. BOARD DISCUSSION.

SUPERVISOR LONG. THANK YOU, CHAIR. I WOULD LIKE TO BRING STEPHANIE BLANKENSHIP FORWARD.

AND STEPHANIE, YOU AND I HAVE TALKED AT LENGTH ABOUT THIS AND SOME TIMELINES.

BECAUSE THIS IS AN ANNUAL MEETING THAT OCCURS EVERY MAY, AND CAN YOU FILL THE BOARD IN ON ALL OF YOUR DISCUSSION AS TO THE TIMING, THE DEADLINES, AND THE NUMBER OF APPLICANTS? WE ONLY HAVE ONE ON THE BOARD NOW, AND THERE ARE TWO MORE THAT WOULD GIVE US A FULL BOARD, AND YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT TIE-BREAKING AND VOTING, THAT WHOLE THING. SURE. SO LET ME KNOW IF I MISSED ANYTHING, BUT I'LL START OFF WITH THE CURRENT SEATS THAT WE HAVE FILLED. IT'S A THREE-MEMBER BOARD WITH AS MANY ALTERNATES AS THIS BOARD DEEMS APPROPRIATE. WITH THAT, WE ONLY HAVE ONE SEAT FILLED.

THE SECOND SEAT WAS FILLED BY MR. MURRAY HIMSELF. HE WAS PLANNING TO MOVE OUT OF STATE. ONCE HE REALIZED THAT WAS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN, HE CONTACTED THE CLERK OF THE BOARD'S OFFICE AND SAID THAT HE WOULD BE WILLING TO BASICALLY FINISH OUT HIS TERM, WHICH IS THE TERM THAT HE WOULD BE FILLING IF THE BOARD APPOINTS HIM TODAY. SO, THAT SAID, THAT WOULD GET HIM THROUGH SEPTEMBER OF 2026. WE ONLY HOLD ASSESSMENT APPEAL HEARINGS ONCE A YEAR.

TYPICALLY, THOSE ARE SCHEDULED SOMETIME APRIL OR MAY. THIS YEAR, OUR OUTSIDE COUNSEL HAS INFORMED US THAT HE'S NOT GOING TO BE AVAILABLE AT THE DATES THAT WE HAD SCHEDULED, WHICH ARE AT THE END OF APRIL. SO WE ARE GOING TO BE LOOKING TO SCHEDULE A SPECIAL MEETING ONCE WE HAVE A QUORUM TO CANCEL THE UPCOMING ASSESSMENT APPEAL HEARINGS AND NOTIFY THE APPELLANTS BASICALLY, THAT. THOSE HEARINGS ARE GOING TO BE RESCHEDULED AND THOSE ARE WE'RE ANTICIPATING AND SCHEDULING FOR MAY, AND THE REASON FOR THAT IS, WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE POTENTIAL APPLICANTS TO SEE THEIR AVAILABILITY. AS WELL AS THE CURRENT BOARD MEMBER AND OUTSIDE COUNSEL ON THAT. SO IN ORDER TO RESCHEDULE THOSE, WE WERE ACTUALLY HOPING TO HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING THIS WEEK SO WE COULD CANCEL THE UPCOMING ASSESSMENT APPEAL HEARINGS AND RESCHEDULE THEM. THAT SAID, WE DON'T HAVE A QUORUM TO DO THAT RIGHT NOW. A QUORUM OF A THREE-MEMBER BOARD IS TWO MEMBERS, AND CURRENTLY WE ONLY HAVE ONE, SO WE ARE AT LEAST LOOKING TO GET A QUORUM TODAY.

BUT AGAIN, THAT'S GOING TO BE UP TO THIS BOARD. HAVE WE HAD SOME MORE APPLICANTS? WE HAVE. YESTERDAY WE RECEIVED TWO APPLICANTS. I DO CAUTION THE BOARD WITH, YOU KNOW, I WANT TO JUST MAKE SURE THAT WHEN YOU DO REVIEW ANY APPLICANTS THAT YOU RECEIVE, THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THAT. WE DON'T WANT SOMEBODY TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, SHOW ANY FAVOR TO ANY PARTY THAT'S GOING TO BE COMING. YOU KNOW, WHEN THESE MEMBERS GET APPOINTED TO THIS BOARD, THEY DO TAKE AN OATH OF OFFICE. WHEN THEY'RE COMING UP, IF THERE'S ANY CONFLICTS DURING THE ASSESSMENT APPEALS HEARING, THEY DO NEED TO STATE THAT THERE'S A CONFLICT.

BECAUSE IT'S A THREE-MEMBER BOARD, IF ONE MEMBER CONFLICTS OUT, THEN IT CAUSES AN ISSUE WHERE WE ONLY HAVE TWO BOARD MEMBERS. IF IT'S A SPLIT DECISION, A SPLIT DECISION IS A NO VOTE.

SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S UNDERSTOOD. IT'S MY PREFERENCE AND RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD THAT WE HAVE ALL THREE SEATS FILLED, IF POSSIBLE. AND EVEN MORE SO, I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THE APPLICANTS WE RECEIVED YESTERDAY BE AGENDIZED AT A FUTURE MEETING TO FILL THE ALTERNATE SEATS, JUST IN CASE, FOR ANY REASON, A MEMBER HAS TO CONFLICT OUT, THAT ALTERNATE MEMBER CAN SIT IN FOR THEM, OR IF SOMEBODY'S NOT AVAILABLE.

STEPHANIE, I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT, SO IF YOU DON'T HAVE APPOINTEES AND WE CONSIDER THIS, PUSH THIS OUT UNTIL TWO WEEKS FROM NOW, THEN YOU WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT MEETING TODAY BECAUSE YOU'VE ONLY GOT ONE BOARD MEMBER. THAT IS CORRECT. AND SO THAT MEETING WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO CANCEL THE APRIL MEETING, AND THEN WOULD THAT AFFECT THE MAY ANNUAL MEETING FOR THE APPEALS ASSESSMENT BOARD? WOULD IT PUSH THAT OUT SOMEWHERE WHERE WE COULDN'T HAVE THAT MAY MEETING AS WELL?

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YES. SO HOW THAT WORKS IS WE DON'T HAVE TO HOLD A SPECIAL MEETING NECESSARILY TO CANCEL A MEETING, SO THAT WOULDN'T BE THE ISSUE.

THE ISSUE IS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO GET THE MEETING IN MAY RESCHEDULED TO CERTAIN DATES.

AND WE ARE COMING UP REAL CLOSE TO THAT 45-DAY WINDOW WHERE WE HAVE TO SEND NOTICES OUT. I BELIEVE, KRISTEN, IF YOU CAN CORRECT ME, THIS FRIDAY IS THE DATE FOR THE MAY. IT MIGHT BE NEXT WEEK, BUT I KNOW IT'S COMING UP. SO WE'RE ANTICIPATING HOLDING OR RESCHEDULING THE ASSESSMENT APPEALS TO MAY 20TH TO MAY 22ND, AND WE DO HAVE TO HAVE THOSE NOTICES APPEARING IN HAND TO THE APPELLANTS 45 DAYS IN ADVANCE OF THAT. AND WHAT HAPPENS IF THE MEETING, THAT USUALLY OCCURS IN MAY, WAS PUSHED OUT TO JUNE? WE COULD PUSH IT OUT TO JUNE. THERE'S NO REQUIREMENT THAT THEY HAVE TO HAPPEN BY A CERTAIN TIME.

MY ONLY PREFERENCE IS THAT WE, YOU KNOW, WORK WITH THE BOARD MEMBERS TO GET SOMETHING RESCHEDULED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I KNOW THESE APPELLANTS, THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING THEIR TAXES, EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE WAITING FOR THEIR HEARING. AND SO WE'RE JUST TRYING TO GET THE HEARINGS DONE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. SO WE'RE, I MEAN, UNDER THIS SCENARIO, TWO WEEKS FROM NOW, WE CONSIDER ALL THE APPLICANTS.

AND THEN THE MEETING ENDS UP BEING DELAYED, GETS SCHEDULED FOR JUNE. IT'S NOT GOING TO REALLY AFFECT ANY OF THE APPELLANTS OTHER THAN THE FACT THAT THEY WOULD HAVE ANOTHER MONTH OF TAX LIABILITY. YES, AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING, LIKE I SAID, WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH OUTSIDE COUNSEL, AND WE'VE ALSO BEEN WORKING WITH A CURRENT BOARD MEMBER.

ON THEIR AVAILABILITY, SO IT WOULD HAVE TO BE IN COORDINATION WITH THEM ON WHAT THEIR AVAILABILITY IS.

REGARDLESS. DOESN'T MATTER IF I BRING FIVE OR TEN PEOPLE TO YOU, I'M GOING TO PROBABLY ASK YOU TO APPOINT ALL OF THEM. SOME OF THEM ARE GOING TO BE MAIN MEMBERS, SOME OF THEM ARE GOING TO BE ALTERNATE MEMBERS. AND SO, EVEN IF WE BROUGHT THOSE APPLICANTS FORWARD IN THE FUTURE, I WOULD STILL BE LOOKING AT THEM AS ALTERNATE MEMBERS OR MEMBERS. EITHER WAY, I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE ALL OF THEM. DOES IT HAVE TO BE A THREE-MEMBER BOARD OR COULD IT BE A FIVE-MEMBER BOARD? IT HAS TO BE A THREE-MEMBER BOARD, BUT AGAIN, WE CAN HAVE AS MANY ALTERNATES AS WE WANT, AND THAT'S VERY HELPFUL TO US. BECAUSE A THREE-MEMBER BOARD, IF ONE PERSON CONFLICTS OUT, IT PRESENTS AN ISSUE. OR COULD POTENTIALLY PRESENT AN ISSUE. AND IF THEY CONFLICTED OUT, COULD THE ALTERNATE TAKE THEIR PLACE AT THAT TIME? OKAY, THANK YOU. LET ME ASK YOU THIS QUESTION, TOO, BECAUSE I RESPECT PROCESS, AND YOU SET A DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION, AND THE REMAINING CANDIDATES THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT NOW, THEY DIDN'T MEET THE DEADLINE.

AND SO HOW HARD... THERE'S NO DEADLINE. SO WHEN WE HAVE A NOTICE OF VACANCY, WE POST THAT NOTICE OF VACANCY IMMEDIATELY. WE JUST CAN'T BRING APPOINTMENTS FORWARD UNTIL THAT NOTICE HAS BEEN POSTED FOR 15 DAYS. SO THAT'S REALLY OUR ONLY TIMELINE. WE CAN'T JUST BRING SOMEBODY BACK. WELL, THERE WAS NOT A CUTOFF THAT THESE FOLKS MISSED. IF THERE'S AN OPENING, WE WILL ACCEPT APPLICATIONS. A LOT OF TIMES WE ACCEPT APPLICATIONS, EVEN WHEN THERE IS NO OPENING, IN THE EVENT THAT AN OPENING COMES UP. CONTINUOUSLY. YEAH.

OKAY. OKAY, THANK YOU. DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? YES, IT DOES. THANK YOU.

SUPERVISOR CRYE. THANK YOU, CHAIR. I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION FOR MR. MURRAY. IF YOU CAN JUST STEP BACK FOR A SEC, STEPH, BECAUSE I'LL BRING YOU BACK UP. MR. MURRAY, ONE OF THE SPEAKERS, HAD TALKED ABOUT YOU NOT REVISITING SOMETHING FOR FIVE YEARS, AND I KNOW THAT'S JUST ONE EXAMPLE, BUT ARE THERE, I MEAN, DID YOU MAKE THAT STATEMENT ABOUT YOU WOULDN'T REVIEW SOMETHING FOR FIVE YEARS? WELL, I DON'T RECALL MAKING THAT STATEMENT, BUT I DON'T HAVE ANY CONTROL OVER THAT ANYWAY. THE BOARD ACTS ON WHATEVER THE ASSESSOR OR THE APPELLANT BRINGS BEFORE THE BOARD. OKAY. I WOULD SAY THIS. OH, YEAH, GO AHEAD.

THAT THIS PARKING LOT THING, APPARENTLY, I DON'T REMEMBER THE ARGUMENTS ABOUT IT, FRANKLY. I'M NOW HEARING THAT THEY HAVE AN MAI APPRAISAL THAT IS WILDLY DIFFERENT THAN THE ASSESSOR'S OFFICE APPRAISAL. ALL OF THAT'S EVIDENCE. ALL I KNOW, ALL I KNOW FOR A FACT, IS...

WE CAN'T DISCUSS THAT CASE RIGHT NOW. IT DOESN'T MATTER.

I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT...

OKAY. ALL I KNOW IS THAT ANY APPLICANT BEFORE THE BOARD HAS THE ONUS TO PRESENT A CASE THAT'S COHERENT. THANK YOU. I DON'T THINK THEY DID. OKAY. THANK YOU. MS. BLANKENSHIP, I HAVE A QUESTION. SO, FIRST OF ALL, IS THIS ASSESSMENT APPEALS BOARD, DOES THIS FALL UNDER THE ASSESSOR RECORDER LESLIE MORGAN? I MEAN, DOES SHE RECRUIT FOR THIS OR DOES YOUR OFFICE RECRUIT FOR THIS? NO. CLERK OF THE BOARD RECRUITS. CLERK OF THE BOARD, OKAY. THANK YOU.

AND I DO JUST WANT TO RESPOND TO ONE THING. WHEN A DECISION IS MADE AT THE ASSESSMENT AND APPEAL BOARD, IT'S NOT ONE MEMBER OF THE BOARD. IT IS THE ENTIRE BOARD. ABSOLUTELY.

OBVIOUSLY, IT'S NOT ALWAYS UNANIMOUS, BUT NONETHELESS, A DECISION MADE IS A DECISION MADE BY THE BOARD,

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NOT AN INDIVIDUAL. PERFECT.

AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TWO APPOINTMENTS RIGHT NOW. SO WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT RIGHT NOW, FOR ME, I MEAN, THIS IS ABOUT PROTECTING THE TAXPAYER.

AND WE HAVE PEOPLE SITTING ON MANY BOARDS THAT DON'T CARE ABOUT CHILDREN, THAT SIT ON BOARDS WITH CHILDREN. WE HAVE MANY BOARDS THAT...

AFFECT TAXPAYERS GREATLY, AND THEIR CONCERN IS GROWING GOVERNMENT. AND FOR ME, I HAVE A REALLY HARD TIME.

WHEN I HEAR ABOUT OUTSIDE COUNCILS SCHEDULE AFFECTING COUNTY BUSINESS, THEN WE GET ANOTHER OUTSIDE COUNCIL. I'M SO SICK AND TIRED OF BUREAUCRATS RUNNING THIS COUNTY AND DIRECTING WHAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO DO. COUNCIL LARMER CAN YOU GET ANOTHER OUTSIDE COUNCIL TO WORK ON THIS IF WE HAVE TO? I CAN ANSWER THAT I'M GONNA ASK COUNCIL LARMER, BECAUSE COUNCIL LARMER IS LIKE, I KNOW HE'S OUR HEAD COUNSEL, SO I WANT TO UNDERSTAND.

BECAUSE WHEN I HEAR THAT WE'RE HELD CAPTIVE BY OUTSIDE COUNSEL, NOT WORKING WITH THEIR SCHEDULE, I MEAN, I DON'T CARE. LIKE, GET SOMEONE WHO CAN FIT OUR SCHEDULE. THIS IS A LONGSTANDING CONTRACT THAT THE BOARD PUTS IN PLACE AND RENEWS. THE BOARD IS IN CONTROL OF THAT CONTRACT. OKAY, WELL, SO WHAT DO YOU WANT TO RESPOND TO, MS. BLANKENSHIP? SO THE CLERK OF THE BOARD HOLDS THAT CONTRACT.

WE CAN CERTAINLY GO OUT FOR AN RFP, BUT THAT DOESN'T NEGATE THE FACT THAT ANY FUTURE OUTSIDE COUNCIL THAT WE CHOOSE MAY HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. WE DO SCHEDULE THESE A WHOLE YEAR IN ADVANCE. WE DO OUR BEST TO TRY AND MITIGATE THE FACT THAT ALL THE INDIVIDUALS THAT SIT ON THE BOARD ARE VERY BUSY DURING TAX SEASON. AND SO, YOU KNOW, THAT SAID, THE CLERK OF THE BOARD CAN CERTAINLY GO OUT FOR RFP, BUT I DON'T THINK THAT IT WILL PREVENT US FROM HAVING THIS ISSUE IN THE FUTURE. WE ARE VERY MINDFUL, AND SO IS OUTSIDE COUNSEL.

HE'S DONE A FANTASTIC JOB WITH US, BUT WE ARE VERY MINDFUL OF SCHEDULING THESE THINGS AS FAR OUT AS WE POSSIBLY CAN, BUT ALSO KNOWING THAT IT MAY NEED TO CHANGE. ABSOLUTELY.

AND SOMETIMES THESE THINGS ARE JUST PUT ON US AS A BOARD. IT COMES, I MEAN, NOW THAT I'M NOT CHAIR, AND I WAS CHAIR THE PREVIOUS TWO YEARS, SO I'M VERY AWARE THAT WE CAN HOLD A SPECIAL MEETING TOMORROW WITHIN 24 HOURS, OR THURSDAY OR FRIDAY.

AND MAKE SURE THE PROCESS, BECAUSE I THINK THIS APPEALS BOARD, LIKE, I'LL GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE FOR ME, AND THIS MAY NOT BE A PERFECT EXAMPLE, BUT I BOUGHT A HOUSE RECENTLY THAT WAS GREATLY VALUED. I MEAN, WE GOT A GREAT DEAL. SOMEONE WANTED TO MOVE, WE MOVED ON IT. AND SO WHEN YOU GO THROUGH THIS APPEALS PROCESS, IT'S VERY RELEVANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE PEOPLE THERE THAT ARE THINKING ABOUT THE TAXPAYER AND NOT ABOUT THE BUREAUCRACY OF IT.

SO MY NEXT QUESTION IS, YOU HAVE TWO NEW PEOPLE. ONE OF THEM IS IN CHAMBERS, WHO I QUASI-RECRUITED TODAY.

BECAUSE I SAID, HOW HARD IS IT TO FIND PEOPLE THAT ACTUALLY WOULD WANT TO BE ON THIS BOARD? SO I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE EITHER HOLD A SPECIAL MEETING OR WE DON'T VOTE ON THIS. WE BRING THE FOUR CANDIDATES THAT WANT TO BE ON THIS AND VET THEM EITHER AT A MEETING ON THURSDAY, BECAUSE WE CAN TURN THIS AROUND QUICK. BECAUSE YOU HAVE TWO NEW APPLICANTS, SO THERE'S FOUR PEOPLE, CORRECT? SO RIGHT NOW WE HAVE FOUR APPLICANTS WHO ARE LOOKING TO HAVE A SEAT, AND I WOULD BE WILLING, I WOULD BE WANTING TO BRING ALL FOUR OF THOSE BACK. I WOULD ASK THAT WE MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TODAY, WHETHER IT'S OF ONE OR BOTH, SO WE AT LEAST HAVE A QUORUM SO WE CAN RESCHEDULE THOSE HEARINGS. NO, NO, ABSOLUTELY NOT. LIKE, I MEAN, I THINK WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TWO DAYS. WE CAN, AND AGAIN, I'M JUST ONE PERSON, BUT WE HAVE A CHANCE RIGHT NOW AS A BOARD TO IMPACT THE TAXPAYER, PROTECT THE TAXPAYER. AND GUESS WHAT? IF MR. MURRAY COMES BACK AND HE'S THE BEST, HE'LL HAVE MY VOTE.

BUT THERE'S 80, IS THERE 84 BOARDS AND COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS IN THE COUNTY? ROUGHLY 80 PLUS. 80 PLUS. SO AS THIS BOARD NAVIGATES THEIR LIVES AND EVERYTHING ELSE, THERE'S SOME BOARDS THAT I THINK EACH OF US TAKE MORE OF A VESTED INTEREST IN. AND WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE TAXPAYER AND ABOUT SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS.

AND ATTRACTING PEOPLE TO THIS COUNTY, I THINK THIS BOARD IS CRITICAL.

AND SO I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE BRING THIS BACK AT A SPECIAL MEETING AT THE CHAIR'S DIRECTION OF THURSDAY, FRIDAY, WHATEVER DAY.

IT COULD BE IN 24 HOURS FROM 1030, AS LONG AS IT GETS AGENDIZED.

BUT THAT'S MY MOTION.

STEPHANIE, I HAVE A CLARIFYING QUESTION. HOLD ON, SUPERVISOR.

WELL, HOLD ON. I'VE MADE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? WELL, SO I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM HAVING ANOTHER MEETING, BUT I COULD JUST WAIT UNTIL TWO WEEKS FROM NOW.

OKAY, SO I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING.

LIKE I MENTIONED BEFORE, IT DOESN'T TAKE A SPECIAL MEETING TO CANCEL THE HEARINGS. I WAS JUST LOOKING TO GET THEM RESCHEDULED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, IF THIS BOARD DECIDES THAT THEY WANT MORE TIME, THEY CAN CERTAINLY DO THAT. I WOULD POST A NOTICE OF CANCELLATION. WE WOULD STILL HAVE TO SCHEDULE A SPECIAL HEARING, BUT THAT WOULD BE DONE AFTER I HAVE A QUORUM. I'LL SECOND IT IF YOU JUST HAVE IT, COME BACK IN TWO WEEKS. WELL, HERE'S MY QUESTION. I KNOW WE HAVE KIND OF A SCHEDULE THAT WE WERE PLANNING TO HIT, BUT IT DIDN'T SEEM LIKE THERE WAS. WELL, FOR ME... AND YOU NEED TO HIT THAT SCHEDULE, SO... I'M COMPLETELY FINE AMENDING MY MOTION, BUT I HEAR HOW CRITICAL IT IS.

THAT YOU WANT TO APPOINT THESE PEOPLE TODAY SO WE CAN GET A QUORUM, SO YOU CAN MOVE THE MEETING.

SO I'M LIKE, WHICH IS IT? IS IT IMPORTANT OR NOT? BUT I HAVE A QUESTION. HOLD ON.

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SUPERVISOR PLUMMER IS IN QUEUE. SO, SUPERVISOR, WHEN YOU'RE DONE... NO, SUPERVISOR PLUMMER IS ASKING ME TO AMEND MY MOTION AS A SECOND, SO I'M TRYING TO CLARIFY SO I CAN AMEND IT.

AND I'M JUST SAYING, STEPHANIE, IT'S UP TO YOU.

LIKE, I, I VALUE YOUR JUDGMENT AND YOUR INPUT. AND SO IF YOU'RE SAYING YOU CAN WAIT TWO WEEKS, I'M GREAT TO AMEND IT. BUT IF YOU SAY, HEY, I WANT IT DONE, YOU KNOW. MY PREFERENCE WOULD BE TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TODAY, WHETHER THAT'S ONE OR BOTH. IF THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN TODAY, I AM CERTAINLY HAPPY TO RE-AGENDIZE THIS AT THE MARCH 24TH AGENDA. OKAY.

THEN, AGAIN, THAT'S ODD TO ME THAT YOU WOULD WANT IT TODAY OR IN TWO WEEKS. BUT THAT'S FINE.

I'LL AMEND MY MOTION TO TWO WEEKS. THAT'S FINE.

PLUMMER SECONDED. I AMENDED MY MOTION. THANK YOU. SUPERVISOR PLUMMER. YEAH, THAT'S WHERE I WAS GOING TO GO, TOO. SO I'M GOOD WITH THAT MOTION, AS IT STANDS, AMENDED. OKAY.

SUPERVISOR LONG. AND I'M GOING TO BE GOOD WITH THE TWO WEEKS AS WELL TO GIVE A THOROUGH VIEW OF ALL APPLICANTS. SO MY QUESTION FOR YOU IS IF WE WERE TO HAVE PURSUED THIS PATH, WHICH IT SOUNDS LIKE WE HAVE NOT. PURSUING THIS TOMORROW OR THE NEXT DAY. MY POINT WAS GOING TO BE THAT THESE FOLKS, THESE OTHER APPLICANTS HAVE NOT BEEN QUALIFIED YET, AND THAT YOU DON'T REALLY KNOW IF THEY'RE SUITABLE FOR THESE POSITIONS.

AND THAT MIGHT BE, IS THAT CORRECT? NO, WE HAVE CONFIRMED THAT THEY ARE QUALIFIED. YOU HAVE DONE ALL THE BACKGROUND ON THEM? YEAH.

OKAY, THAT WAS... IT'S DIFFERENT FROM YESTERDAY. THAT WAS DIFFERENT FROM YESTERDAY.

WHEN I TALKED TO YOU YESTERDAY, WE HAVE...

CONFIRM THEY ARE QUALIFIED.

AND SUPERVISOR LONG, JUST SO, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE TWO OF THE BIGGEST NAMES IN REAL ESTATE, AND THERE MIGHT BE ACTUALLY MORE COMING. I KNOW, BUT YESTERDAY I TALKED WITH STEPHANIE AND SHE SAID THAT THEY ARE NOT QUALIFIED, SO THAT WAS THAT... OKAY. I SAID I WASN'T SURE IF THEY WERE QUALIFIED. YEAH, SURE. THEY HAVE BEEN RECEIVED. YEAH, OKAY.

THAT'S THE END OF MY CONVERSATION. OKAY, BEFORE WE GO TO YOU, SUPERVISOR LONG, IT SOUNDS TO ME LIKE THERE'S ONLY CONTROVERSY OVER ONE APPOINTMENT TODAY.

NO, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE NOT SPEAKING FOR ME. IT'S THE WHOLE PROCESS OF MAKING SURE... I'M NOT SPEAKING FOR YOU. I'M SPEAKING FOR THE CROWD THAT CAME UP HERE AND TALKED IN PUBLIC. COMMENT. SO IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S ONLY BEEN ONE PERSON THAT THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE SPOKEN HAVE ANY CONCERNS WITH. SO JOSH DEVINE, I DIDN'T HEAR A SINGLE WORD ABOUT JOSH DEVINE. SO IF WE WERE TO APPOINT JOSH DEVINE TODAY, WOULD THAT GIVE YOU THE QUORUM THAT YOU NEEDED MOVING FORWARD TO GET THE REST OF THE MEMBERS IN THERE? I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THAT. OKAY, I'LL MAKE A MOTION FOR THAT. I MAKE THE MOTION TO GO AHEAD AND APPOINT JOSH DEVINE TODAY. AND THEN PUT THIS ON THE AGENDA TWO WEEKS FROM NOW FOR THE OTHER THREE REMAINING CANDIDATES AT THIS POINT ,AND THERE POSSIBLY MAY BE MORE BY INTO WITHIN TWO WEEKS. I'LL SECOND THAT FOR PURPOSE OF DISCUSSION. OKAY, SO I'LL GO SO, SUPERVISOR CRYE, SO HOW? HOW MANY TIMES YOU TALKED TO SUPER? OR SUPERVISOR? CONGRATULATIONS, MR. DEVINE, YOU GOT A PROMOTION ANYWAY.

HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU SPOKEN TO MR. DEVINE DO YOU KNOW HIM? NO, HE WAS THEN, HE SPOKE.

LAST MEETING. YES, OKAY, OKAY, WELL. YEAH, I'M NOT GOING TO SUPPORT IT BECAUSE WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS, BUT AGAIN, IF WE'RE PUTTING SOMEBODY ON, WE'RE NOW GIVING THAT BOARD A MAJORITY OF TWO, THREE. AND I PERSONALLY WANT TO SEE ALL THE CANDIDATES UP HERE. I WANT TO VET THEM. SO I'M NOT GOING TO SUPPORT IT. HOW ARE YOU GIVING THEM A MAJORITY? THE BOARD'S OF THREE. NO, WE'RE GIVING THEM A QUORUM. WE'RE NOT GIVING THEM A MAJORITY. WE'RE GIVING THEM A QUORUM. THERE'S THREE PEOPLE ON THE BOARD.

JOSH CAME HERE LAST MEETING AND SPOKE AGAINST THE APPOINTMENTS AT THAT MEETING. GOTCHA. AND THAT'S WHEN WE FOUND OUT THAT HE WAS QUALIFIED, SO HE THREW HIS HAT IN THE RING. I MEAN, I'M JUST, I'M GOING TO VOTE NO, AND IT'S NO OFFENSE AGAINST MR. DEVINE. I HAVEN'T HEARD HIM, AND I WANT TO STACK, I MEAN, I WANT THE BEST. I DON'T WANT TO JUST RAM SOMETHING THROUGH SO STEPHANIE CAN RESCHEDULE HER MEETING. ALL RIGHT. SUPERVISOR LONG.

CRAZINESS. THANK YOU, CHAIR.

STEPHANIE, KIND OF A CLARIFYING QUESTION. WHAT KIND OF HARDSHIP IS THIS GOING TO PLACE ON YOU IF WE DON'T SEAT SOMEONE TODAY? AND YOU HAVE TO RESCHEDULE, AND THIS MEETING COULD END UP BEING PUSHED OUT INTO JUNE FOR THE APPEALS PROCESS BOARD.

SO I WANT TO TAKE CARE OF STAFF, AND I WANT TO TAKE CARE OF YOU, AND I WANT TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROCESS. BUT I ALSO LIKE THE IDEA OF A FULL LOOK AT ALL APPLICANTS TO MAKE THE BEST DECISION FOR THIS POSITION. SURE. SO WHAT I WOULD SAY TO THAT IS IT'S NOT GOING TO PUT ANY HARDSHIP OR BURDEN ON MY STAFF. WE'VE ALREADY DONE THE FOOTWORK TO TRY AND GET THEM RESCHEDULED, AND WE'VE DETERMINED A DATE THAT WOULD WORK BEST FOR BOTH THE CURRENT BOARD MEMBER, OUTSIDE COUNCIL, AND THE TWO POTENTIAL CANDIDATES. CAN WE LOOK AT FUTURE OTHER DATES? ABSOLUTELY. AT A LATER DATE, THAT'S FINE. ONE THING THAT I'LL SAY IS THAT, LIKE MR. MURRAY SAID, THIS IS A VOLUNTEER POSITION, IT IS VERY HARD TO RECRUIT FOR. I AM VERY HAPPY TO SEE TWO OTHER APPLICANTS. I HAVE NEVER, IN MY TIME IN THIS POSITION, SEEN SO MANY APPLICANTS FOR THE ASSESSMENT APPEALS BOARD. WE DO OUTREACH. WE POST THINGS ON OUR INTERNET PAGE.

WE POST THINGS

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ON SOCIAL MEDIA. WE POST THINGS TO THE LIBRARY. WE PUT THINGS UP ON OUR VIDEO WALL BEFORE EVERY MEETING, TRYING TO GET PEOPLE INVOLVED. WE REACH OUT A LOT OF TIMES TO BOARD MEMBERS TO ASK IF THEY KNOW ANYBODY.

OFTENTIMES, WE ASK EVEN CURRENT SITTING BOARD MEMBERS, YOU KNOW, DO YOU KNOW ANYBODY? KRISTEN'S GONE THROUGH, AND I THINK A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC EVEN MENTIONED THIS, WE HAVE GONE THROUGH AND LITERALLY GOOGLED EXPERTS.

WE'VE REACHED OUT TO THEM VIA EMAIL IN THE PAST. SO WE DO HAVE OUTREACH EFFORTS OUT THERE.

AT THE END OF THE DAY, I'M JUST EXCITED THAT FOUR MEMBERS WANT TO SIT ON THIS BOARD, AND I'M HAPPY TO TAKE THEM.

OKAY. WOULD IT BE MY RECOMMENDATION THAT WE RESCHEDULE TO THE DATE THAT WE'VE ALREADY WORKED OUT? YES, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, IF THAT DOESN'T WORK, IT'S, IT'S NOT THE END OF THE WORLD. WE CAN EASILY RESCHEDULE THEM TO A LATER DATE. YOU COULD EASILY ADAPT TO THIS PROCESS IF IT CHANGES A LITTLE BIT TO ACCOMMODATE A LOOK AT ALL FOUR. JUST BECAUSE WE'VE DONE SOME FOOTWORK DOESN'T MEAN WE CAN'T DO MORE, SO IT'S FINE. AND ALL FOUR CANDIDATES COULD BE EVALUATED EQUALLY IN TWO WEEKS FROM NOW, AND THAT WOULD STILL ALLOW YOU TO CONTINUE WITH YOUR PROCESS. NOT REALLY AFFECTED? YES. MY BIGGEST THING IS THAT ONCE ALL INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN VERIFIED THAT THEY QUALIFY, THAT'S THE IMPORTANT THING TO ME. I DON'T TAKE A LOOK AT THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS. I DON'T TAKE A LOOK AT HOW WELL THEY'RE LIKED IN THE PUBLIC. I DON'T LOOK AT ANY OF THAT. THAT IS NOT MY JOB. MY RESPONSIBILITY IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE QUALIFIED. AND ALL THE APPLICANTS THAT WE WILL EVER BRING FORWARD TO YOU FOR ANY BOARD ARE GOING TO BE QUALIFIED FOR THAT SPECIFIC BOARD. THANK YOU. WOULD IT HELP FOR YOU TO HAVE A QUORUM TODAY IF WE WERE TO APPOINT ONE PERSON AND THEN TWO WEEKS FROM NOW VET THE OTHER? YES, AND THE REASON FOR THAT, LIKE I SAID, IS ONLY BECAUSE I'VE ALREADY REACHED OUT AND SET TENTATIVE DATES FOR THE RESCHEDULE SO WE COULD GET THOSE NOTICES OF HEARING OUT.

AND THEN MARCH 24TH, WE COULD BRING FORWARD ALL THE OTHER CANDIDATES FOR THE BOARD TO CONSIDER. OKAY. SUPERVISOR PLUMMER. YOU'RE DONE SUPERVISING THE ONE WE'RE, CORRECT? YES. OKAY.

SUPERVISOR PLUMMER. YEAH, I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY THAT I'M IN FAVOR OF HAVING ALL FOUR COME BACK NEXT WEEK OR TWO WEEKS FROM NOW. I THINK, YOU KNOW, I HAD A GOOD CONVERSATION WITH KEN MURRAY THIS PAST WEEK.

AND BASED ON ONE PUBLIC COMMENT FROM JOSH DEVINE, THAT DOESN'T, IF WE'RE GOING TO EVALUATE THEM EQUALLY, THEN I WANT TO SEE ALL FOUR COME BACK. SO THAT'S WHERE I STAND. YEAH, AND I'M JUST GOING TO SPEAK TO SUPERVISORS LONG AND HARMON. I KNOW WHERE SUPERVISOR KELSTROM STANDS, AND I RESPECT THAT. I WOULD SAY TO YOU GUYS, I MEAN, YOU JUST, LIKE STEPHANIE SAID, IT'S NO PROBLEM. AND YOU WANT TO SUPERVISOR LONG, YOU JUST SAID YOU'D LIKE TO SEE ALL FOUR. AND THAT'S ALL I'M ASKING. LIKE, I ONLY KNOW ONE PERSON. IT'S THE PERSON I RECRUITED. AND I THINK THAT'S A CHALLENGE TO ALL FIVE OF US, THAT WHEN STEPHANIE REACHES OUT AND SAYS, HEY, WE'VE GOT OPENING ON THIS BOARD, I MEAN, ALL OF US MEET WITH CONSTITUENTS THAT SAY, BOY, I REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE DOING. AND WE CAN EASILY SAY, HEY, THEN WHY DON'T YOU HELP AND GET ON X BOARD? EVERY TIME I'VE DONE THAT, I'VE GOT PEOPLE TO COME OUT. THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED LAST MEETING. WELL, EXACTLY. SO I'M JUST ASKING YOU GUYS TO, LIKE, YOU KNOW, I'M.

FOR THE PUBLIC AND FOR THE TAXPAYER, LET'S OPEN THIS UP AND GET THE FOUR HERE, AND LET'S GET THE RIGHT PEOPLE.

AND LET'S JUST NOT DO IT FOR BUREAUCRACY'S SAKE.

SUPERVISOR HARMON. TURN YOUR MIC ON. NO BIG HURRY. IT'S ON.

THEN I'M FOR WAITING. OKAY.

TWO WEEKS. LET'S TAKE THE VOTE.

ALL RIGHT. SO, THE LAST.

MOTION ON THE TABLE WAS TO APPOINT JOSH DEVINE TODAY, WHICH WOULD GIVE MS. BLANKENSHIP. A QUORUM WHERE SHE COULD MOVE FORWARD. AND THEN WE'LL BRING THE, AND I'M ALL FOR BRINGING THE OTHER ONES BACK IN TWO WEEKS.

BUT THE MOTION ON THE TABLE NOW IS TO APPOINT JOSH DEVINE TODAY.

SUPERVISOR LONG, YOU SECOND THAT. DO YOU WANT TO PULL THAT? DO YOU WANT TO PULL YOUR SECOND? I SECOND IT FOR DISCUSSION PURPOSES ONLY.

THAT IS NOT INDICATIVE OF MY VOTE.

BUT YOU CAN PULL IT TO SAVE US THE VOTE IF YOU WANT. YOU CAN PULL YOUR SECOND. YOU WANT TO PULL YOUR SECOND? I'LL PULL MY SECOND. OKAY. SO NOW THE MOTION ON THE TABLE IS TO BRING EVERYBODY BACK TWO WEEKS FROM NOW. SO. YES, MY MOTION.

SECONDED BY PLUMMER. OKAY.

MOTION BY CRYE, SECONDED BY PLUMMER. CAN WE HAVE A ROLL CALL VOTE, STARTING WITH SUPERVISOR LONG? SUPERVISOR LONG? YES. SUPERVISOR HARMON? YES. SUPERVISOR KELSTROM? YES.

SUPERVISOR CRYE? YES.

SUPERVISOR PLUMMER? YES. ALL

[C7 Approve an agreement with Mediko, Inc., with no maximum compensation for comprehensive medical services and support to the Shasta County Jail for the period July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029, with two automatic one-year renewals.]

RIGHT. PASSES 5-0. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MR. MURRAY AND ALL THE OTHER PEOPLE THAT CAME AND SPOKE. ALL RIGHT, MOVING ON TO C7. SUPERVISOR PLUMMER, YOU PULLED THIS? YES, AND I HAD A GOOD CONVERSATION LATE YESTERDAY WITH JEN ROSSI, THE SHERIFF, AND HIS TEAM, SO I'LL ASK THEM TO COME UP.

AND THE MAIN REASON FOR PULLING THIS IS THAT, IF WE LOOK AT THE JAIL MEDICAL AS, OU KNOW, SOME OF YOU ALL MAY KNOW, BUT IT COMES OUT OF OUR GENERAL FUND, AND THIS WOULD BE OUR CURRENT BUDGETED AMOUNT FOR THIS CURRENT FISCAL YEAR IS $5.5 MILLION. THIS CONTRACT IS FOR OVER $25 MILLION, WHICH AVERAGES TO ABOUT $8.3 MILLION PER YEAR, SO IT'S A $3 MILLION INCREASE. AND THAT, YOU KNOW, IT'S A 40% INCREASE, WHICH IS REALLY SIGNIFICANT.

THAT MONEY COMES PRIMARILY, IF NOT ENTIRELY, WELL,

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